Syzygium antisepticum (Blume) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'antiseptic', referring to medicinal properties of the species.

Synonyms
Acmena grata (Wight) Walp., Calyptranthus aromaticus Blume, Caryophyllus antisepticus Blume, Eugenia collinsa Craib, Eugenia cuprea Koord. & Valet., Eugenia grata Wight, Eugenia macrorhyncha Miq., Eugenia ovatifolia (Merr. & Perry) Anderson, Eugenia scabrida Wall., Eugenia scolopophylla Ridl., Jambos aromatica (Blume) Miq., Myrtus acuminata Korth. ex Miq., Myrtus quadrangularis Ham. ex Duthie, Syzygium gratum Wall., Syzygium ovatifolium Merr. & Perry, Syzygium scolophyllum Masamune

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 51 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined with marginal vein but venation usually barely visible, glabrous. Flowers ca. 9 mm diameter, green-white, with many protruding stamens, flowers placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 5 mm diameter, whitish-red-violet, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, coastal and sub-montane forests up to 1800 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
From India and Sri Lanka to Java and Borneo. In Borneo collected in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and East-Kalimantan.

Local names in Borneo
Aeba, Jambu hutan, Obah.