Dehaasia turfosa Kosterm.,
Bot. Jahrb. 93 (1973)
Latin for 'peat', referring to the typical habitat where the species
grows.
Description
Shrub up to 8 m tall and 21 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate,
simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, whitish, placed in
panicles. Fruits ca. 21 mm long, blue-purple, fleshy drupes placed on swollen
red stalks.
Ecology
In undisturbed (peat)-swamp forests up to 100 m altitude. Usually on poor
sandy soils and peat. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Bab, Medang, Medang chabi, Medang kinit, Medang tembaga, Merpulat.
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