Sundacarpus amarus (Blume) C.N.Page

A large tree. It grows 20-40 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. The crown breaks up into large branches. The young bark is grey and becomes darker with age. It peels off in irregular flakes. The leaves are silvery green. The leaves are alternate and narrow. The leaves are simple and 5-16 cm long. They are smooth. They taper to the tip. They are thin and tough. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit is a naked seed on a long stalk. It is orange-red. The fruit are 25-35 mm long by 25-30 mm wide. They occur singly or in bunches in the axils of leaves and on the ends of branches. It has a hard brown coat and a thin fleshy layer. The broken shell smells of sweet pine. There is one seed 20-25 mm across and round. The kernel of the seed is edible after prolonged processing.

A canopy or emergent tree, scattered and often common in primary and secondary rain-forest, sometimes as low as sea level, more commonly from 500-2,300 metres with occasional specimens to 3,000 metres.

The seed is eaten after roasting, crushing and washing.

Plants can be grown from seeds.