Eurya nitida Korth.,
in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Bot. 3 (1840)
Latin for 'shiny'.
Description
Understorey tree up to 11 m tall and 16 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous to hairy, margin toothed. Flowers ca.
5 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 4 mm diameter,
blue-purple, berries.
Ecology
In rather heavily disturbed regrowth and open sites in mixed dipterocarp and
keranga forests up to 900 m altitude. Often on alluvial sites and near or along
rivers and streams, on sandy soils.
Distribution
India and Southern China to Java and Borneo (throughout the island).
