Semecarpus heterophyllus Blume, Mus. Bot. 1 (1850)

Synonyms
Cassuvium forstenii Kuntze
Melanochyla tomentosa (non Hook.f.) Engl.
Semecarpus albescens (non Kurz) K. & V.
Semecarpus anacardium (non L.f.) Bl.
Semecarpus cinerea H.H.W. Pearson
Semecarpus glabrescens Heine
Semecarpus heterophyllus var. angusta Bl.
Semecarpus heterophyllus var. major Bl.
Semecarpus heterophylla var. recurva Bl.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 22 m tall and 60 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers ca. 6 mm in diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, orange fleshy drupe with cupule.

Ecology
Undisturbed forests up to 2000 m altitude. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah and East-Kalimantan) and Celebes.

Local names
Borneo: Rengas.