Gymnacranthera farquhariana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb., Mon. Myrist. (1897)
Named after W. Farquhar [1770-1839], governor of Singapore [1819].

Synonyms
Gymnacranthera acuminata Merr., Gymnacranthera apiculata Warb., Gymnacranthera eugeniifolia (A.DC.) J.Sinclair, Gymnacranthera eugeniifolia var. eugeniifolia J.Sinclair, Gymnacranthera eugeniifolia var. griffithii (Hook.f.) J.Sinclair, Gymnacranthera farquhariana var. griffithii (Hook.f.) Warb., Gymnacranthera farquhariana var. major (King) Gamble, Gymnacranthera farquhariana var. paniculata (A.DC.) R.T.A.Schouten, Gymnacranthera laxa Elmer, Gymnacranthera macrobotrys Merr., Gymnacranthera paniculata (A.DC.) Warb., Gymnacranthera paniculata var. paniculata J.Sinclair, Gymnacranthera paniculata var. zippeliana (Miq.) J.Sinclair, Gymnacranthera suluensis Warb., Gymnacranthera zippeliana (Miq.) Warb., Myristica apiculata (Warb.) Boerl., Myristica eugeniifolia A.DC., Myristica farquhariana Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Myristica farquhariana var. major King, Myristica griffithii Hook.f., Myristica zippeliana Miq.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 37 m tall and 45 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined but venation usually inconspicuous, white below, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, yellow-orange, placed in small panicles. Fruits ca. 18 mm long, orange-red, glabrous, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with completely divided whitish-yellow-orange aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, peat-swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1600 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial (swampy) places. On poor sandy to ultrabasic soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The wood is used for house posts and planks.

Distribution
From Thailand to New Guinea. In Borneo found throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Darah-darah, Kumpang, Kumpang puteh.