Dictyoneura acuminata Blume, Rumphia 3 (1847)
Latin for 'pointed'.

Synonyms
Cupania acuminata (Blume) Miq., Dictyoneura philippinensis Radlk., Dictyoneura rhomboidea Radlk., Dictyoneura sphaerocarpa Radlk., Dictyoneura subhirsuta Radlk.

Description
Understorey tree up to 19 m tall and 35 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, margins sometimes toothed. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 11 mm long, orange-red, dehiscent capsules. Seed with aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests up to 800 m altitude. Along rivers and streams, on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Kayu imber.