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).