Gonystylus affinis Radlk., Sitzb. Math.-Phys. Kl. Bayer Akad. Wiss. 1886, 16 (1887)
Latin for 'similar to', i.e. resembling another species.
Synonyms
Gonystylus beccarianus Tiegh.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 39 m tall and 49 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined but venation inconspicuous, glabrous to hairy.
Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, greenish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 30 mm
diameter, green-grey, dehiscent capsule, exposing seeds with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 300 m altitude.
Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests
usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
Wood used for house construction.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Banit, Bidaru, Ramin, Ramin bukit, Ramit bukit.
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