Cinnamomum rhynchophyllum Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. i, 1 (1858?)
Latin for 'beaked or pointed leaves'.

Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 17 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves (sub)-opposite, simple, tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 8 mm long, red, fleshy drupes placed on slightly swollen flower base with persistent calyx lobes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 200 m altitude. Mostly along rivers, but also found on ridges. Sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Jang loweng, Medang, Teje.