Syzygium tenuicaudatum Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Ac. 18 (1939)
Latin for 'with slender tail', referring to the leaf tip.

Synonyms
Eugenia tenuicaudata (Merr. & Perry) Anderson

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 44 m tall and 60 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, venation conspicuous, glabrous. Flowers ca. 15 mm diameter, white-yellowish, with protruding stamens, flowers in panicles. Fruits ca. 14 mm diameter, green, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 700 m altitude. On ridges and along rivers and streams with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

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

Local names in Borneo
Ubah.