Antidesma coriaceum Tul., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. Ser. 3 (1851)
Latin for 'leather-like', referring to the leaves.Synonyms
Antidesma cordatum Airy Shaw
Antidesma fallax Mull.Arg.
Antidesma griffithii Hook.f.
Antidesma nitens Pax & K.Hoffm.
Antidesma pachyphyllum Merr.
Description
Understorey tree up to 13 m tall and 20 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 7 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, venation inconspicuous.
Flowers ca. 2 mm in diameter, white-yellow, with protruding stamens in male
flowers, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 5 mm long, red, fleshy drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed peat swamp, freshwater swamp, and keranga forests up to 200 m
altitude. Usually on alluvial sites, occasionally on dry, open places on sandy
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Uses
Fruits are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-,
Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Buah jerawai, Cabi cabi, Cheremai, Dolkuyat, Empenai, Empenai bukit, Lagas
lagas, Mempene item, Nangka kulanda, Nepis kalit, Papar buwu, pomjut, Rayan,
Ubis.
