Pellacalyx lobbii (Hook.f.) Schimp., in E. & P. Pfl. Fam. 3, 7 (1893)
Named after T. Lobb [?-1894], a British plant collector.

Synonyms
Plaesiantha lobbii Hook.f.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 48 m tall and 85 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 5 mm long, dropped early. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, margin slightly toothed. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 12 mm long, green-red, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also on clay and limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Wood used as rafters or as fire-wood.

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

Local names in Borneo
Banglai, Baniran, Mata undan, Paserujan gunung, Rasu.