Aglaia crassinervia Kurz ex
Hiern, in Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 1 (1875)
Latin for 'with thick venation'.
Synonyms
Aglaia cinerea King, Aglaia pyricarpa Baker.f., Chisocheton
sumatranus Baker.f.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 31 m tall and 49 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. 1 mm
diameter, yellow, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 24 mm diameter, creamish-brown,
fleshy capsules. Seeds with transparent reddish-brown aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 800 m altitude. On hillsides
and ridges, but also common along rivers and streams. On clay to sandy soils. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Nicobar Islands, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
(Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Lansat-lansat, Lantupak, Lantupuk, Segara, Sigirah.
