Pentace erectinervia Kosterm.,
Commun. Forest Res. Inst. Bogor 87 (1960)
Latin for 'with raised venation'.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 32 m tall and 40 cm dbh. Stipules small. Leaves
alternate, simple, tripli-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. 7 mm
diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits not seen but probably winged nuts
like the other species in this genus.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests
up to 200 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The timber is used for construction purpuses.
Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Samunduh.
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