Microcos triflora (Blanco) R.C.K.Chung, Kew Bull. 58 (2003)

Synonyms
Grewia stylocarpa Warb.
Grewia stylocarpa var. longipetiolata Merr.
Helianthemum triflorum Blanco
Microcos havilandii Ridl.
Microcos stylocarpa (Warb.) Burret
Microcos stylocarpa var. longipetiolata (Merr.) Burret

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 81 cm dbh. Stipules small. Leaves alternate, simple, tripli-veined, glabrous, with conspicuous domatia in basal secondary vein axils. Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, white-yellow-pink, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 19 mm long, yellow-orange-red, drupes.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams and on ridges. On sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The fruits are edible.

Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes.

Local names
Borneo: Lubah, Mal sumpit.