Streblus ilicifolius (S.Vidal) Corner

Shrub or tree up to 10(-20) m tall, much-branched, often with up to 4.5 cm long lateral (or terminal) thorns, dioecious. Leafy twigs 1-3 mm thick, brownish to whitish puberulous, usually unilaterally only or more densely (or glabrous). Leaves distichous; lamina elliptic to suborbicular to ovate or to obovate, 4-25 by 2-10.5 cm, coriaceous, apex acuminate to acute, acumen spinulose, usually with 3 teeth, base rounded to cuneate, margin spinulose-dentate or entire; upper and lower surface glabrous; midrib prominent above, lateral veins 8-12 pairs, tertiary venation largely parallel to the lateral veins; petiole 0.2-1 cm long, whitish puberulous adaxially (hairy round about or glabrous); stipules 0.3-0.8 cm long, free or basally connate, (sub)glabrous, caducous; terminal bud aculeate in dry material. Staminate inflorescences axillary, solitary (or in pairs), spicate; peduncle c. 0.1 cm long, sparsely minutely puberulous; spike 1-5 cm long; flowers numerous; perianth 1-1.2 mm long, minutely puberulous; stamens 2-2.5 mm long, anthers 0.6-0.8 mm long; bracts basally attached, 0.3-1.3 mm long, sparsely minutely puberulous. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, solitary, (sub)racemose or uniflorous; peduncle 0.3-1.5 cm long, minutely puberulous; flowers 1-3(-15); pedicel 2-8 mm long, minutely puberulous; tepals 1-2 mm long, ciliolate, in fruit the outer ones up to 3 mm long, the inner ones up to 10 mm long; ovary 1-1.5 mm long, style 0.5-1 mm long, stigmas 2-3.5 mm long; bracts basally attached, 0.3-0.5 mm long, ciliolate. Drupe 1-1.3 cm long, dehiscent, whitish; endocarp body subglobose to ellipsoid, 0.6-0.8 cm long.

A tropical plant. It grows in limestone areas. It grows between 100-500 m above sea level in southern China.

The flesh of the ripe fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

Plants can be grown from seeds and stem cuttings.