Pouteria maingayi (C.B.Clarke)
Baehni, Candollea 9 (1942)
Named after A.C. Maingay [1836-1869], a British physician and botanist.
Synonyms
Lucuma maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Dubard, Planchonella maingayi (C.B.Clarke)
P.Royen, Sideroxylon borneense Burck, Sideroxylon maingayi
C.B.Clarke
Description
Emergent tree up to 77 m tall and 93 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 5 mm
diameter, white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 31 mm long, green,
drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1700 m
altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to limestone soils. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Nyato, Nyatoh.
