Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burret

Berrya cordifolia is a valued timber tree in some parts of its range.

Trees 4-6(-35) m tall, 10-20 cm d.b.h. Stipules filiform, 1-2 cm, glabrous; petiole 3.5-10 cm; leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, 10-20(-25) × 6-8(-14) cm, thinly leathery, very sparsely stellate pubescent, soon glabrous, lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs, base cordate, apex acuminate. Panicles to ca. 20 cm,
hairy. Pedicel ca. 10 mm. Calyx 3-5-lobed, 3-5 mm, lobes triangular-ovate, hairy. Petals white or pink, filiform, 6-8 mm, becoming reflexed. Stamens 5-6 mm. Ovary hairy; style short. Capsule with persistent calyx, globose, 1-1.3 cm wide, pubescent, with 6(or 8) horizontally spreading thin wings, wings 2.5-3 × 0.7-1 cm. Seeds ca. 6 × 3 mm, with brown or yellow, caducous bristles.

Taiwan [Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam].

Espera cordifolia Willdenow, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 450. 1801; Berrya ammonilla Roxburgh.

Berrya cordifolia, the Trincomalee wood, is a species of tree native to much of tropical Asia and introduced to Africa. It is also found in the forests of Christmas Island. It is widely used for timber, and its bark is used for fibers. The wood has a number of uses, including furniture and historical applications in shipbuilding. It grows up to 27 meters tall.