Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh., Blumea 17 (1969)
Latin for 'shrub-like'.

Synonyms
Capura fruticosa (Roxb.) Vidal, Koelreuteria edulis Blanco, Otolepis erythrocalyx (Hiern) Kuntze, Otolepis fruticosa (Roxb.) Kuntze, Otolepis sessilis King, Otophora acuminata Radlk., Otophora blancoi Blume, Otophora erythrocalyx Hiern, Otophora fruticosa (Roxb.) Blume, Otophora glandulosa Radlk., Othophora latifolia Ridl., Otophora resecta Radlk., Sapindus baccata Blanco, Sapindus fruticosa Roxb.

Description
Understorey tree up to 14 m tall and 24 cm dbh. Stipules absent, but pseudo-stipules present (i.e. leaf-like appendages at leaf base instead of on twigs). Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, yellow-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 12 mm diameter, yellow-pink-red, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1400 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams and on hillsides. On clay to ultramafic soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The roots have medicinal properties. The wood is locally used for house building. Fruits are edible.

Distribution
Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the Moluccas. In Borneo collected throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Kilinga.