Syzygium creaghii (Ridl.) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Named after C.V. Creagh, governor of British North Borneo and amateur naturalist.

Synonyms
Eugenia creaghii Ridl., Eugenia woodii Merr., Syzygium woodii (Merr.) Masamune

Description
Understorey tree up to 15 m tall and 13 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, very large and elongate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 40 mm diameter, purplish?, many protruding stamens, flowers placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, pinkish-red, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1200 m altitude. Usually on alluvial sites with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Obah, Obah paya.