Syzygium fastigiatum (Blume)
Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'bunched like a bundle of twigs', referring to the form of the
inflorescences.
Synonyms
Acmena bracteolata (Wight) Walp., Calyptranthus fastigiata
Blume, Calyptranthus floribunda Blume, Caryophyllus fastigiatus (Blume)
Blume, Caryophyllus floribundus (Blume) Blume ex DC, Eugenia
bibracteatum Greves, Eugenia bracteolata Wight, Eugenia
chloroleuca Ridl., Eugenia confertiflora Koord. & Valet., Eugenia
elmeri Merr., Eugenia fastigiata (Blume) Koord. & Valet., Eugenia
sablanensis Elmer, Syzygium bibracteatum (Greves) Merr. & Perry,
Syzygium bracteolatum (Wight) Masamune, Syzygium confertiflorum (Koord.
& Valet.) Masamune, Syzygium elmeri (Merr.) Masamune
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 28 m tall and 43 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
opposite, simple, penni-veined with secondary veins close together, venation
inconspicuous, glabrous. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, white-yellow, protruding
stamens, flowers in panicles. Fruits ca. 9 mm long, yellow-red-brown, fleshy
berries.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, keranga,
coastal, mangrove and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m altitude. Common on
alluvial sites near or along rivers, streams and mangrove swamps, but also
common on hillsides and ridges. Often on sandy to ultrabasic soils. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Indo-China, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
(throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Obah, Onsabundo, Tunjang, Ubah.
