Huberantha rumphii (Blume ex Hensch.) Chaowasku, Kew Bull. 70(2)-23: 3 (2015)

(Named after G.E. Rumpf [1628-1702] a German/Dutch plant and animal collector)

Synonyms
Desmos borneensis (Miq.) Merr.
Guatteria canangioides Rchb.f. & Zoll.
Guatteria parveana Miq.
Guatteria rumphii Blume ex Hensch.
Hubera rumphii (Blume ex Hensch.) Chaowasku
Monoon canangioides (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Miq.
Polyalthia canangioides (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Boerl.
Polyalthia glandulosa Merr.
Polyalthia kunstleri King
Polyalthia rumphii (Blume ex Hensch.) Merr.
Polyalthia scortechinii King
Unona borneensis Miq.
Uvaria parveana Zoll. ex Miq.

Description
Guatteria rumphii Blume ex Hensch.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 45 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers with ca. 38 mm long petals, green-yellowish, placed on the branches. Fruitlets ca. 8 mm long, green-yellow-purple, placed in apocarp, fruitlets 1-seeded.

Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 950 m altitude. More or less growing all over the forest, from alluvial sites to hillsides and ridges. Mostly on sandy-clay soils, but also found in limestone areas. Quite often found in disturbed forests, but usually as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea and the Solomon islands.

Local names
Borneo: Karai, Kenanga, Mempening, Pisang-pisang, Porang-porang, Semukau, Semukau bangkit.