Dysoxylum flavescens Hiern, in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 1 (1875)
Latin for 'yellowish'.

Synonyms
Dysoxylum griffithii Hiern, Hartighsea ramiflora Griff.

Note
Both synonyms are also mentioned as synonyms of Dysoxylum densiflorum.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 98 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, venation inconspicuous, glabrous. Flowers ca. 14 mm diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 34 mm diameter, yellow-red, dehiscent capsules.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 100 m altitude. On hillsides with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The wood is commercially important.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Bohono.