Xerospermum noronhianum (Blume)
Blume, Rumphia 3 (1847)
Named after F. de Noronha [?-1787], a Spanish?, Portuguese? or French?
botanist.
Synonyms
Arytera xerocarpa (Blume) Adelb., Cupania glabrata Kurz,
Euphoria noronhiana Blume, Euphoria xerocarpa Blume, Nephelium
muricatum Griff.., Nephelium noronhianum (Blume) Cambess.,
Nephelium xerocarpum (Blume) Cambess., Sapindus glabratus Wall.,
Xerospermum brachyphyllum Radlk., Xerospermum cylindrocarpum Radlk.,
Xerospermum echinulatum Radlk., Xerospermum fallax Radlk.,
Xerospermum glabratum Radlk., Xerospermum intermedium Radlk.,
Xerospermum lanceolatum Radlk., Xerospermum muricatum Radlk.,
Xerospermum testudineum Radlk., Xerospermum wallichii King,
Xerospermum xanthophyllum Radlk.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 66 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter,
white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 18 mm long, yellow-orange, warty
drupes. Seeds with yellow aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1000 m
altitude. Mostly on hillsides and alluvial sites with sandy to clay soils. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is used in house building. The fruits are edible.
Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia,
Sumatra, Java, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Mamangas, Resat, Semayap.
