Buchanania arborescens (Blume) Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 183. 1850. Coniogeton arborescens Blume, Bijdr. 1156. 1826. Buchanania Lucida Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 184.1850; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 23.1876; Ding Hou in Fl. Males. 8: 416. 1978.

Trees, 10 - 20 m tall, sometimes buttressed, glabrous throughout. Leaves obovate to obovate-oblong, 10 - 18 x 3.5 - 5 cm, apex obtuse or rounded, base attenuate; petioles 2.5 - 4 cm long. Panicles sparsely pubescent, up to 20 cm long; pedicels 2 - 3 mm long. Flowers white, 3 - 4 mm across. Sepals caducous, lobes orbicular, 1 mm long. Petals elliptic, obtuse, 2 - 3 mm long. Stamens 2 - 3 mm long; anthers sagittate, 1 mm long. Drupes 10 mm in diam., purple-red.

Distrib. India: Andamans.

Myanmar, Indo-China, Thailand, Taiwan and Malesia.