Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr., Philip. J. Sc. 14 (1919)
Latin for 'from India'.

Synonyms
Aquilicia otillis Gaertn., Aquilicia sambucina L., Leea biserrata Miq., Leea celebica Clarke, Leea divaricata T. & B., Leea expansa Craib, Leea fuliginosa Miq., Leea gigantea Griff., Leea gracilis Laut., Leea longifoliola Merr., Leea naumannii Engl., Leea novoguineensis Val., Leea otillis (Gaertn.) DC, Leea palembanica Miq., Leea pubescens Zipp. ex Miq., Leea ramosi Merr., Leea robusta Blume, Leea roehrsiana Sanders ex Masters, Leea sambucifolia Salisb., Leea sambucina Willd., Leea sambucina var. biserrata (Miq.) Miq., Leea sambucina var. heterophylla Miq., Leea sambucina var. occidentalis Clarke, Leea sambucina var. robusta Miq., Leea sambucina var. roehrsiana (Sanders) Chittenden, Leea sambucina var. simplex Miq., Leea sambucina var. sumatrana (Miq.) Miq., Leea staphylea Roxb., Leea sumatrana Miq., Leea sundaica Miq., Leea sundaica var. fuliginosa (Miq.) Miq., Leea sundaica var. pilosiuscula Miq., Leea sundaica var. subsessilis Miq., Leea umbraculifera Clarke, Leea viridiflora Planch., Otillis zeylanica Gaertn., Staphylea indica Burm.f.

Description
Shrub up to 9 m tall and 19 cm dbh. Stipules up to 60 mm long, obovate. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous, margin toothed. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-yellow-pink, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 7 mm diameter, red-blue-purple, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) in mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1200 m altitude. Usually on alluvial sites and near or along rivers and streams. Also found on limestone.

Uses
The roots are an ingredient for a treatment against yaws.

Distribution
India and southern China to New Guinea, Australia and the western Pacific. In Borneo collected throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Inyoi, Mali-mali, Sangeh.