Acronychia pedunculata (L.)
Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. Suppl. (1861)
Latin for 'slender-stalked', referring to the inflorescence.
Synonyms
Acronychia apiculata Miq., Acronychia arborea Blume,
Acronychia laurifolia Blume, Jambolifera pedunculata L., Melicope
conferta Blanco
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 29 m tall and 36 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, smelling like citrus when crushed.
Flowers ca. 12 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 14 mm
diameter, green-yellow, 4-lobed drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp, coastal
and sub-montane forests up to 1100 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges, but also
on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams. On sandy soils. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood, roots, bark and leaves are used medicinally to treat rheumatism,
scabies and colic, and as a pain reliever. The roots are used as fish poison.
The wood is sometimes used for construction and for making charcoal. The young
leaves are eaten as a condiment.
Distribution
India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Papua New Guinea. In Borneo collected in
Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and East-Kalimantan.
Local names in Borneo
Maranggas, Padulan, Paw, Serang kampung.
