Ardisia serrata (Cav.) Pers., Syn. 1 (1805)
Latin for 'toothed', referring to the leaf margin.

Synonyms
Anguillaria serrata Cav., Ardisia abanii Stone, Ardisia angustifolia A.DC., Ardisia candolleana (Kuntze) Mez, Ardisia curtipes Merr., Ardisia dataensis Mez, Ardisia mindorensis Merr., Ardisia oligantha Elmer, Ardisia oligocarpa Merr., Ardisia whitfordii Mez, Tinus candolleana Kuntze

Note
The leaves are almost identical to some Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae) species!

Description
Understorey tree up to 12 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, margin toothed. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, white-pink-purplish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 7 mm diameter, red-purplish, fleshy drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, coastal and sub-montane forests up to 1900 m altitude. Often on alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges. On poor sandy to ultrabasic soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Java, Borneo (Sabah, West-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Mata palandok, Payung-payung.