Aphanamixis polystachya
(Wall.) R.N.Parker, Ind. For. 57 (1931)
Latin for 'with many spikes', referring to the inflorescences.
Synonyms
Aglaia aphanamixis Pellegr., Aglaia aphanamixis var.
frutescens (C.DC.) Pellegr., Aglaia beddomei (Kosterm.) Jain & Gaur,
Aglaia cochinchinensis (Pierre) Pellegr., Aglaia janowskyi Harms,
Aglaia polystachya Wall. in Roxb., Alliaria cuneata (Hiern) Kuntze,
Amoora amboinensis Miq., Amoora aphanamixis Schultes & Schultes,
Amoora aphanamixis var. pubescens Miq., Amoora beddomei
Kosterm., Amoora cumingiana C.DC in DC., Amoora elmeri Merr.,
Amoora grandifolia (Blume) Walp., Amoora grandifolia var.
pubescens (Miq.) C.DC., Amoora janowskyi (Harms) Kosterm., Amoora
lauterbachii (Harms) C.DC., Amoora macrocalyx (Harms) C.DC.,
Amoora macrophylla Nimmo, Amoora megalophylla C.DC., Amoora
megalophylla var. frutescens C.DC., Amoora myrmecophila Warb.,
Amoora perrotetiana (A.Juss.) Steud., Amoora polillensis Robins.,
Amoora polystachya (Wall.) Wight & Arn. ex Steud., Amoora rohituka (Roxb.)
Wight & Arn. in Wight, Amoora sogerensis Baker.f., Amoora timorensis
(A.Juss.) Wight & Arn. ex Steud., Andersonia rohituka Roxb.,
Aphanamixis agusanensis Elmer, Aphanamixis amboinensis (Miq.) Harms,
Aphanamixis apoensis Elmer, Aphanamixis blumei Span., Aphanamixis
cochinchinensis Pierre, Aphanamixis coriacea Merr., Aphanamixis
cumingiana (C.DC.) Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Aphanamixis davaoensis
Elmer, Aphanamixis elmeri (Merr.) Merr., Aphanamixis grandifolia
Blume, Aphanamixis lauterbachii Harms in K.Schum. & Laut., Aphanamixis
macrocalyx Harms in K.Schum. & Laut., Aphanamixis myrmecophila (Warb.)
Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Aphanamixis obliquifolia Elmer, Aphanamixis
perrotetiana A.Juss., Aphanamixis pinatubensis Elmer, Aphanamixis
polillensis (Robins.) Merr., Aphanamixis rohituka (Roxb.) Pierre,
Aphanamixis schlechteri Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Aphanamixis sinensis
How & Chen, Aphanamixis timorensis A.Juss., Aphanamixis tripetala
(Blanco) Merr., Aphanamixis velutina Elmer, Buchanania spicata
Roxb. ex Wall., Cabralea richardiana C.DC. in Mart., Chuniodendron
spicatum Hu, Chuniodendron yunnanense Hu, Dysoxylum cauliflorum
var. elongatum Ridl., Dysoxylum cuneatum Hiern in Hook.f.,
Dysoxylum spiciflorum Zipp. ex Span., Epicharis cuneata (Hiern)
Harms, Guarea amaris Buch.-Ham., Lansium montanum Rumph.,
Meliacea wightiana Wall., Piper hyalinum Reinw. ex Miq.,
Ricinocarpodendron cumingiana (C.DC.) Mabb., Ricinocarpodendron
polystachyum (Wall.) Mabb., Sphaerosacme polystachia Wall.,
Sphaerosacme spicata Wall., Trichilia tripetala Blanco
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 32 m tall and 37 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter,
yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 25 mm diameter, pink-red-purplish,
capsules. Seeds with orange-red aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and coastal forests up to 700 m altitude.
Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils. Also on limestone. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is used for construction purposes. The bark is used medicinally
against rheumatism. Mashed leaves in water solution are effective antifeedants,
able to protect crops against insect herbivory. Oil for making soap is
extracted from the seeds.
Distribution
Tropical Asia and Pacific. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
Central- and East-Kalimantan. Cultivated in the Neotropics and under glass in
Europe.
Local names in Borneo
Lantupak, Segera.
