Gluta wallichii

Scientific name: Gluta wallichii (Hook.f.) Ding Hou
Synonym(s): Melanorrhoea maingayi Hook.f., Melanorrhoea wallichii Hook.f., Melanorrhoea woodsiana Scort. ex King, Swintonia elmeri Merr., Swintonia obtusifolia Engl.
Common name: Rengas
Family: Anacardiaceae
Habit: Tree
Maximum height (m): 50
Native or Non-native: Native
Invasive
Habitat: Terrestrial. In undisturbed dry or swampy forests, sometimes in peat swamp forest, rarely on limestone. Growing up to 1000 m altitude, but usually below 500 m. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution in Singapore: Bukit Timah
Distribution worldwide: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo
Flowering and fruiting
Dispersal: Biotic (Fauna)
Wildlife interactions: Food source for macaques
Light conditions: Full sun
Soil conditions
Water
Remarks
Additional references: Lucas, P. W., Darvell, B. W., Lee, P. K. D., Yuen, T. D. B., & Choong, M. F. (1998). Colour cues for leaf food selection by long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) with a new suggestion for the evolution of trichromatic colour vision. Folia Primatologica, 69(3), 139-154.