Gluta speciosaGluta speciosa is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.DescriptionGluta speciosa grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. There are buttress roots up to high. The fissured bark is brown. The leathery leaves are obovate to oblong and measure up to long and up to wide. The flowers, in, are white.TaxonomyGluta speciosa was first described as Melanorrhoea speciosa by English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley in the Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information in 1933. In 1978, Dutch botanist Ding Hou transferred the species to the genus Gluta. The type specimen was collected in Sarawak on Borneo. The specific epithet speciosa means 'showy', referring to the flowers.Distribution and habitatGluta speciosa is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in lowland forests to elevation.ConservationGluta speciosa has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The species' habitat is threatened by deforestation and conversion of land for plantations and agriculture. The species is known to be present in two protected areas.