Streblus elongatus (Tempinis)

Botanical name: Streblus elongatus

Common name: Tempinis

Family: Moraceae

Origin: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra

Bushy evergreen tree to 15m, high rounded crown. Young leaves pinkish brown, flowers in hanging green spikes or catkins 3-8" long, singly or 2-4 together in leaf axils. The wood of Streblus elongatus is very hard and tough, thus they are used to make tool handles.