Fagraea ceilanica Thunb., Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 3 (1782)
Named after 'Ceylon', current Sri Lanka.

Synonyms
Fagraea amboinensis Blume, Fagraea angiensis Kaneh. & Hatus, Fagraea archiboldiana Merr., Fagraea birmanica Gandoger, Fagraea celebica Blume, Fagraea chinensis Merr., Fagraea congesta Blume, Fagraea coromandelina Wight, Fagraea crassifolia Blume, Fagraea forstenii Blume, Fagraea fuscescens Blume, Fagraea gardeniaeflora Wernh., Fagraea gardneri Thwaithes, Fagraea heterophylla Blume, Fagraea khasiana Benth., Fagraea lanceolata Blume, Fagraea litoralis Blume, Fagraea loheri Merr., Fagraea lutea Cammerl., Fagraea macrodendron Gilg. & Bened., Fagraea malabarica Blume, Fagraea minor Reinw. ex Blume, Fagraea oblonga K. & G., Fagraea obovata Wall., Fagraea oxyphylla Miq., Fagraea prainii Gandoger, Fagraea pyriformis S.Moore, Fagraea rahmatii Merr., Fagraea rostrata Blume, Fagraea sasakii Hayata, Fagraea sparei Henders., Fagraea splendens Blume, Fagraea ternatana Miq.

Description
Epiphytic climber which turns into an understorey tree up to 17 m tall and 20 cm dbh when mature. Stipules surrounding the twigs. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, leathery. Flowers ca. 60 mm diameter, whitish to orange, placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 40 mm long, green-yellowish-whitish, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1100 m altitude. Usually on alluvial sites, but also on ridges. On sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
Sometimes cultivated as an ornamental shrub.

Distribution
Tropical Asia, from Sri Lanka, India and South China to New Guinea. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan.

Local names in Borneo
Akar sempirai, Kayu alah, Penungpang, Seraya.