Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math. Phys. Cl. Konigl. Bayer Akad. Wiss. Munchen 8 (1878)
Latin for 'four leaves'.

Synonyms
Aglaia chartacea Kosterm., Anomosanthes longifolia (Hiern) Pierre, Hemigyrosa longifolia Hiern, Lepisanthes acutissima Radlk., Lepisanthes angustifolia Blume, Lepisanthes appendiculata (Hook.f.) Symington, Lepisanthes blumeana Koord. & Valet., Lepisanthes cuneata Hiern, Lepisanthes eriolepis Radlk., Lepisanthes kunstleri King, Lepisanthes longifolia Hiern, Lepisanthes macrocarpa Radlk., Lepisanthes montana Blume, Lepisanthes schizolepis Radlk., Lepisanthes schizolepis forma genuina Radlk., Lepisanthes scortechinii King, Lepisanthes sessiflora Blume, Lepisanthes viridis Radlk., Ostodes appendiculata Hook.f., Sapindus tetraphylla Vahl

Description
Understorey tree up to 13 m tall and 18 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, usually densely hairy (easily confused with Meliaceae or Burseraceae). Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, white-reddish, placed in panicles on the stem. Fruits ca. 34 mm diameter, yellow-brown-pinkish, hairy drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1000 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The wood is used for furniture and carving.

Distribution
From Sri Lanka, India and southern China to New Guinea. In Borneo found throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Jung, Tampui munyit.