Memecylon floridum Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. As. Soc. 79 (1918)

Latin for 'richly flowering'.

Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 26 m tall and 29 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, tertiary venation faint, glabrous. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 12 mm long, blue, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 200 m altitude. On sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

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

Local names
Borneo: Nuteh, Obah.