Vateria copallifera (Retz.) Alston

A large evergreen tree. It grows 40 m tall. The branches are spreading and the crown is round. The leaves are 11-50 cm long by 8-18 cm wide. They are oblong. The flowers are in panicles 25 cm long and 4 cm wide. They have 12 cm long branches with 8 flowers. The fruit is a nut 11 cm long by 7 cm wide.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet, lowland tropics. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.

The seeds are ground into meal and eaten. They are put in bag in running water for a day to remove the bitter taste. It is then mixed with rice flour and used in cooked dishes.

Can be grown by seedlings.