PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Proteaceae Cat. # 2073 
Helicia attenuata cf. 
Det. By: G. PAoli 5/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. 
Bukit Baka National Park. Slope NE of camp; 
environs leading up to ridge. 
0°38'S 112°17’E Alt: 310 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include 
Myrtaceae, Meliaceae, Shorea, Rubiaceae. Red clay 
soil. 
Field Char: 
Tree 15 m tall, 15 cm dbh. Outer bark brown, finely 
cracked. Inner bark pale brown. Wood with distinct 
fissures, orange. Leaves coriaceous, light green, 
shiny but waxy to touch. Inflorescence 25 cm long. 
Flowers pale yellow; petals slightly recurved to base 
of corolla. 
Notes: 
Local name: Rigo bajang. Flower with strong sweet 
aroma. Photo. 
Church, A.C. 173 17 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Euphorbiaceae Cat. # 2074 
Sebastiania borneensis 
Det. By: A.C. Church 1/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. 
Bukit Baka National Park. Slope NE of camp; 
environs leading up to ridge. 
0°38’S 112°17’E Alt: 310 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include 
Myrtaceae, Meliaceae, Shorea, Rubiaceae. Red clay 
soil. 
Field Char: 
Small tree 5 m tall, 6 cm dbh. Outer bark light grey, 
dull, smooth. Leaves chartaceous, glaucous beneath. 
Fruits pendulous, peduncle 9 cm long, fruit 1 cm 
high, 2 cm diam., ruby red, distinctly 3-carpellate. 
Notes: 
Local name: Kelampai. Fruit eaten by birds. Photo. 
Church, A.C. 174 17 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
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