A wonderful tree of coastal forest and lowland rainforest. The leaves are somewhat papery and glossy on the uppersurface. On the undersurface, a distinctive feature may be seen whereby there are brown foveoles (patches of hairs) where the lateral veins meets the leaf midrib.

The flowers are yellow with a subtle scent.

Closeup of fruits

Leaf underside. Note the conspicuous brown foveoles.

Detail of foveoles

Notes:
This post has been updated after over a decade. Firstly, the name has changed from Polyalthia nitidissima to Huberantha nitidissima, which came as a shock. Almost 12 years have passed since I first saw the fruits of this species in 2010. It is only in 2022 that I finally laid my eyes on the flowers. The tropics really does doe out its wonders in its own time.

See iNat entry:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106965387