Hancea griffithiana (Müll.Arg.) S.E.C.Sierra, Kulju & Welzen, Blumea 52: 363 (2007)

Named after W. Griffith [1810-1845], a British physician and plant collector.

Synonyms
Buettneria unicata Mast.
Cordemoya griffithiana (Müll.Arg.) S.E.C.Sierra, Kulju & Welzen
Diplochlamys griffithianus Mull.Arg.
Mallotus griffithianus (Müll.Arg.) Hook.f.
Mallotus impar Pax & K.Hoffm.
Mallotus woodii Merr.

Description
Understorey tree up to 16 m tall and 28 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 6 mm long. Leaves opposite, but one of each pair stipule like and barely visible, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, base slightly peltate. Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter, reddish, placed in branched racemes. Fruits ca. 17 mm diameter, reddish, 3-lobed, dehiscent, spiny capsules.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Central- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Entak enpuloh, Isale, Kilas.