Syzygium palawanense (C.B.Rob.) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'from Palawan', a Philippine island near northern Borneo.

Synonyms
Eugenia duthieana Ridl., Eugenia palawensis C.B.Rob., Syzygium duthieana (Ridl.) Masamune

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 66 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, venation conspicuous, glabrous. Flowers ca. 9 mm diameter, white-yellowish, with protruding stamens, flowers placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 10 mm diameter, green-white-yellow-reddish, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, coastal, mangrove, and sub-montane forests up to 1700 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges on sandy to ultrabasic soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

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

Local names in Borneo
Obah.