Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baill.) Becc., Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 9 (1877)
Latin for 'from Borneo'.

Synonyms
Ximenia borneensis Baill.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 42 m tall and 82 cm dbh. All parts strongly smelling of garlic/onions. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni- to almost tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 13 mm diameter, yellow-reddish, placed in short racemes. Fruits ca. 38 mm long, green-yellow-browninsh, pear-shaped drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightli disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. On alluvial sites near rivers and streams and on hillsides. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Wood is used for indoor construction. The bark and fruits are used to flavour food (as onion/garlic substitute). Leaves are used as vegetable. Fruits are edible.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island).

Local names in Borneo
Bawang hutan, Ja'oi, Kayu hindu, Kesidu, Kisinduh, Mencorug, Sagad-berauh, Sindok.