Syzygium elliptilimbum (Merr.) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'elliptic leaves'.

Synonyms
Eugenia elliptilimba Merr.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 55 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined with prominent venation, glabrous. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, white-yellowish, protruding stamens, flowers in panicles. Fruits ca. 14 mm diameter, green, strongly ridged, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also common along rivers and streams. On sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

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

Local names in Borneo
Obah, Ubah.