Garcinia hendersoniana T.C.Whitmore, Gard. Bull. Sing. 26 (1973)

Named after A. Henderson [?-1879], a British horticulturalist.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 132 cm dbh. Stem with white to yellow latex. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, venation inconspicuous, leaves rather thick. Flowers ca. 11 mm diameter, yellow, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 30 mm diameter, green-red, fleshy berry, seeds with aril.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, East-Kalimantan).