Pouteria maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Baehni, Candollea 9 (1942)
Named after A.C. Maingay [1836-1869], a British physician and botanist.
Synonyms
Lucuma maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Dubard
Planchonella borneensis (Burck) Pierre
Planchonella maingayi (C.B.Clarke) P.Royen
Siderocarpus borneensis (Burck) Pierre ex Dubard
Sideroxylon borneense Burck
Sideroxylon maingayi C.B.Clarke
Description
Emergent tree up to 77 m tall and 93 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 5 mm
diameter, white, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 31 mm long, green,
drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1700 m
altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to limestone soils. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names
Borneo: Nyato, Nyatoh.
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