Litsea erectinervia Kosterm.,
Reinwardtia 8 (1970)
Latin for 'upright veins'.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 31 m tall and 60 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, densely rusty hairy below, many secondary
veins. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, yellow, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits not
seen.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 900 m altitude. Found on
ridges and clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance
remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Medang, Medang engkala.
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