Leea aculeata Blume ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1 (1824)
Latin for 'spiny'.

Synonyms
Frutex aquosus mas Rumph., Leea aculeata (Blanco) Blanco, Leea aculeata var. moluccana Miq., Leea sandakanensis Ridl., Leea serrulata Miq., Ticorea aculeata Blanco

Description
Understorey tree up to 11 m tall and 18 cm dbh. Stem spiny. Stipules ca. 25 mm long, a narrow wing. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, margin toothed. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-yellow-pink, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 13 mm diameter, red-blue-purple, drupes.

Ecology
Usually in secondary regrowth and disturbed sites in mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests up to 700 m altitude. On alluvial sites, along rivers and streams and on hillsides, with sandy to clay soils, also on limestone.

Distribution
Sumatra, Java, Borneo (throughout the island), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea.

Local names in Borneo
Bundong, Denigirut, Kenyupiang, Kruang, Mali-mali, Mali-mali beduri, Mali-mali bini, Njebo.