EcologyIn undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 2200 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Gynotroches axillaris Blume,
Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'axillary'.
Synonyms
Dryptopetalum coriaceum Arn., Gynotroches axillaris var.
obtusa Blume, Gynotroches axillaris var. parvifolia Blume,
Gynotroches dryptopetalum Blume, Gynotroches dryptopetalum var.
lanceolata Blume, Gynotroches lanceolata (Blume) Merr.,
Gynotroches micrantha Blume, Gynotroches micrantha var.
tuberculata Blume, Gynotroches parvifolia Merr., Gynotroches
puberula Merr., Gynotroches reticulata A.Gray, Microtropis
coriacea Wall.
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 44 m tall and 81 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 15 mm long,
sometimes hairy, dropped early. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous
to hairy, leaf margin sometimes toothed. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter,
white-yellowish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 3 mm diameter,
yellow-reddish-black, drupes.
Note
Easily mistaken for a Rubiaceae species.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 2200
m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests
usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is locally used for light construction work.
Distribution
Burma, Thailand to New Guinea, western Pacific and Australia. In Borneo
collected in Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan.
Local names in Borneo
Kupi-kupi, Membuloh, Rabong, Sabar baku.