Drypetes castilloi Merr., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15 (1929)
Named after J.D. Castillo y Lopez? [1744-1793], a Spanish botanist.
Synonyms
Cyclostemon castilloi Merr.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 29 m tall and 55 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, simple,
penni-veined, glabrous, leathery. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, greenish, placed in
bundles in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 25 mm long, green-yellow, fleshy drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and coastal forests up to 100 m altitude.
On hillsides and ridges with rocky to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan).
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