Horsfieldia reticulata Warb.,
Mon. Myrist. (1897)
Latin for 'reticulate or net-like' referring to the venation of the
leaves.
Synonyms
Horsfieldia affinis W.J.deWilde, Myristica reticulata (Warb.)
Boerl.
Description
Understorey tree up to 20 m tall and 29 cm dbh. Stem with red sap. Stipules
absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, venation very conspicuous, hairy
below. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, green-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca.
21 mm long, orange-pink-red, glabrous, dehiscent capsules. Seeds with undivided
orange aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp forests up to
600 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, buta also common along rivers
and streams. On clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
Fruits are edible.
Distribution
Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Koompang batu, Kupang, Kumpang balau, Mandarahan, Rumpa'n.
