Horsfieldia motleyi Warb.,
Mon. Myrist. (1897)
Named after J. Motley [?-1859], a British engineer who also collected
plants.
Synonyms
Horsfieldia macrobotrys Merr.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 46 m tall and 79 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules
absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below. Flowers ca. 2 mm
diameter, yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 18 mm long, orange-red,
glabrous, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with undivided reddish aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 800 m altitude.
On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also on clay or linestone. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Dara-dara, Darah-darah, Kumpang.
