Outer bark black and rough

Leaves simple, alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 9-16 cm long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, browninsh-olivaceous when dry, base rounded, apex acuminate, both surface and margins with scattered hairs, more numerous on the midrib than on other parts of the leaf; lateral nerves about 12 on each side of the midrib, anastomosing distinct; petioles about 3 mm long

Pistilate flowers solitary, axillary, sessile, 4-merous. Calyx-tube very short, the lobes lanceolate, prominently long-acuminate from a broad base, about 4 mm long, conspicuously long-ciliate, the lobes oblong, about 6 mm in length. Staminodes 4. Ovary very densely ciliate with long ascending hairs up to 4 mm in length; style densely hirsute below.

low altitude

ASSOCIATED VEGETATION: Afzelia rhomboidea, Sindora, supa, Instia bijuga, Albizia acle, Wallaceodendron celebicum, Pterocarpus indicus and Kingiodendron alternifolium (Fernando et al., 2008).

Lowland primary forest

(In the absence of specific tree management practices for the species, practices for a relative Diospyros philippinensis could be used) SOWING. Germination media - Unsterilized garden soil + sand at 3:1 and 2:1 ratio. Seeds could be directly sown in plastic bags or pre-germinated in seedbeds at 4x3 cm spacing. Seeds could be recalcitrant like Diospyros philippinensis and therefore requires immediate sowing and short storage period. TRANSPLANTING AND CARE OF SEEDLINGS. Seedlings are transplanted in plastic bags. Many seedlings reached the outplanting age of 3 months (11cm high) and 5 to 6 months after germination (7.5 cm high). Hardening treatments included gradual exposure to full sunlight for 2 to 4 months in Bicol and reduced watering for 2 months.