Simaba borneensis

Simaba borneensis is a plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is native to Borneo and Sumatra.

Description

Simaba borneensis grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of, with buttresses. The leaves are oblong or obovate to elliptic and measure up to long and up to wide. The are. The ellispoid fruits are purplish-red and measure up to in diameter.

Taxonomy

Simaba borneensis was first described as Quassia borneensis in 1963 by the Dutch botanist Hans Peter Nooteboom in Flora Malesiana. In 1983, the French botanist Christian Patrice Georges-André Feuillet transferred the species to the genus Simaba. The type specimen was collected in Sabah in Borneo. The specific epithet borneensis refers to Borneo.

Distribution and habitat

Simaba borneensis is native to Sumatra and Borneo, where it is widely found. Its habitat is in lowland primary dipterocarp forests, occasionally in kerangas forests.

Conservation

Simaba borneensis has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The species is broadly distributed. However, it is threatened by deforestation and by conversion of land for agriculture and plantations. The species is not present in any protected areas.