Synonym: Sageraea laurifolia.
Genus: ± 10 species.
Region: east Asia, southern India.
Habitat: understorey; wet, evergreen forests; elevations from 200 to 600 metres.
Use: medicine; wood handsome, for making shafts, cabinet making.
BotanyTree; evergreen; 12 m tall.
Stem: wood light yellow, sometimes red, even-grained, rather heavy, hard, tough, elastic.