Nephelium uncinatum Radlk. ex
Leenh., Blumea 31 (1986)
Latin for 'with hooks'.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 40 m tall and 63 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca.
2 mm diameter, yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, red, spiny
drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp and
swamp forests up to 400 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges on sandy
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Kalamangis, Keranji, Kolomangis, Lamun, Lamun-lamun, Lenamun, Rambutan,
Ulomangis.
