Microcos sumatrana (Baker.f.) Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl.-Dahl. 9 (1926)

Latin for 'from Sumatra'.

Synonyms
Grewia sumatrana Baker.f.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 27 m tall and 30 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 2 mm long. Leaves alternate, simple, tripli-veined, hairy. Flowers ca. 13 mm diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 22 mm long, yellow-orange-red, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. On sandy ridges and hillsides. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Fruits are edible.

Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Kerodong.