Gluta velutina

Gluta velutina
Name: velutina is from the Latin meaning "velvety".
Habitat: tropical.
Region: Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Malaysia, Borneo, Java.
Habitat: tidal rivers.
Ecology: together with Barringtonia conoidea, Pandanus helicopus.

Botany
Shrub or tree; 7 metres tall.
Root: stilt-roots.
Stem: bark smooth, brownish.
Leaves: 19 cm long; poisonous.
Flowers: white.
Fruits: roundish, pale brown; poisonous; 7.5 cm in diameter.

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