Cinnamomum sintok Blume, Bijdr. (1826)
Latin for 'sintok', the local Sundanese name of this species.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 40 m tall and 90 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves (sub)-opposite, simple, tripli-veined, glabrous, rather tough leaves. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, fleshy drupes placed on swollen flower base.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1700 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The bark is used medicinally as a treatment against diarrhea and other intestinal complaints, and as an disinfectant on wounds (powder).

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Sintuk madu.