Pimelodendron amboinicum Hassk.

A tree. It grows to 10-20 m high. It spreads 5-15 m across. The trunk is 50 cm across. The sap is milky. It hardens and turns bright yellow. The bark is smooth and light brown. It is 0.8 cm thick. The leaf stalks have 2 prominent swollen glands neat the leaf end. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are 8-15 cm long by 6-12 cm wide. They are oval and crowded towards the ends of the small branches. The edges of the leaves are slightly wavy. The leaves are dark green and they taper to the tip. The flowers are in groups which are 2-5 cm long. They occur in clusters in the axils of leaves or from the old wood. The flowers are yellow and 0.3 cm across. The flowers are of one sex and without petals. The fruit are 1.5-2 cm across. They are round or pear shaped and pink or red. There is one large seed.

Primary (mixed Dipterocarp) and secondary forest, rain forest pockets in coastal savannah, swamp forest, or edges of rivers at elevations from near sea level to about 1,000 metres.

The seeds are eaten and taste like hazel nuts.

Plants are grown from fresh seed.