Family: Euphorbiaceae
Location Info.
Lambir Hills National Park
Local name: Benuah daun putih (Malay)
Observation: Tree to 40 m tall, common in forest edges and gaps, and waterside in primary forest. LEAVES 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed, nectar glands along young leaf margin dark red, lower leaf surface glaucous, producing food bodies when young. STIPULES spreading, erect, oblong-triangular. TWIGS glaucous, hollow.
Interaction with ants: Hosts Crematogaster ant colony inside the hollow stems and twigs. The symbiosis begins from the sapling stage, ca. 10–30 cm tall.
