Lasianthus cyanocarpus Jack, Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 (1823)
Latin for 'blue fruits'.

Synonyms
Lasianthus inaequalis Blume, Lasianthus subinaequalis King & Gamble

Description
Shrub up to 2 m tall and 2 cm dbh. Branches spreading horizontally, making the plant often wider than tall. Stipules ca. 10 mm long, leaf-like, hairy. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, hairy, strongly asymmetrical leaf base. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, white-pinkish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 8 mm diameter, blue-purple, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) sites in mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude. Often on hillsides and ridges, but also common on alluvial sites and near rivers and streams. On clay to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (throughout the island), Philippines, New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Sjiloh.