Pternandra multiflora Cogn., in DC. Monogr. Phan. 7 (1891)

Latin for 'many flowers'.

Description
Understorey tree up to 20 m tall and 33 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, tripli-veined, tertiary venation visible, glabrous. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, yellow, placed in large panicles. Fruits ca. 6 mm diameter, yellow-orange, smooth berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 300 m altitude. Often on open forest sites. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with clay to sandy soils.

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

Local names
Borneo: Puloh.