Aglaia edulis (Roxb.) Wall., Calc. Gard. Rep. (1840)
Latin for 'edible', referring to the fruit.

Synonyms
Aglaia acida Koord. & Valet., Aglaia curranii Merr., Aglaia diffusa Merr., Aglaia latifolia Miq., Aglaia latifolia var. teysmannii Koord. & Valet., Aglaia magnifoliola C.DC., Aglaia minahassae Koord., Aglaia motleyana Stapf. ex Ridl., Aglaia mucronulata C.DC, Aglaia samarensis Merr., Aglaia sulingi Blume, Milnea edulis Roxb., Milnea sulingi (Blume) Teijsm.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 34 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous to slightly hairy below. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, yellow, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 34 mm diameter, yellow-orange, fleshy capsules. Seeds with translucent white to orange-brown aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly open mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with sandy to limestone soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Wood locally used for light construction work. The fruits are edible.

Distribution
Bhutan, India, and Southern China to the Moluccas. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan.

Local names in Borneo
Basoliman, Lantupak, Segara, Serait.