Syzygium hirtum (Korth.) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'hairy'.

Synonyms
Eugenia hirta (Korth.) Burgess, Eugenia rufo-tomentosa (Gibbs) Merr., Jambosa hirta Korth., Jambosa rufo-tomentosa Gibbs, Syzygium rufo-tomentosum (Gibbs) Masamune

Description
Understorey tree up to 12 m tall and 49 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, venation conspicuous, hairy below. Flowers ca. 40 mm diameter, white, with protruding stamens, flowers in panicles. Fruits ca. 21 mm diameter, green-reddish-purplish, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1600 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams or on alluvial sites. On clay to sandy soils, also on or near limestone and on ultramafic. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island).

Local names in Borneo
Menguvah, Obah, Ubah.