Aglaia spectabilis (Miq.) Jain & Bennet, Ind. J. For. 9 (1987)
Latin for 'spectacular'.

Synonyms
Aglaia ridleyi (King) Pannell, Amoora ridleyi King, Amoora spectabilis Miq., Amoora wallichii King

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 43 m tall and 105 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, usually glabrous, sometimes hairy below. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 120 mm diameter, red, dehiscent capsule. Seeds with white, orange to pink aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 100 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites. On sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The timber is used for furniture. The seeds are used to extract oil.

Distribution
India, Indo-China and Thailand to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan.

Local names in Borneo
Lantupak, Merasam, Ngaling, Sangkowang rahu.