Cladogynos orientalis Spanoghe (1841: 349)

Cephalocroton discolor (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Müller Argoviensis (1866: 761); Fawcett (1885: 517); Cephalocroton orientalis (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) Scheffer (1869: 120) .

Ecology: dry evergreen forest, secondary forest, gallery forest, Eucalyptus savannah, bamboo thickets, scrubby vegetation; common near streams and in open spots; soil often dry, half of specimens on limestone, other half on granite derived soils; from sea level up to 800(–1100) m ( van Welzen & Forster 2012).

Distribution: China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas ( van Welzen & Forster 2012).

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): Belu, Belu, {Hutan Fatukaduak}, 16 February 1980, Widjaja, E. A. 1202 [L.2175839]); Timor — Teijsmann, J. E. HB 10754 (L [L.2199543]); Teijsmann, J. E. HB 10755 (L [L.2199550]); Unknown s.n. (L [L.2199549]); Zippelius, A. s.n. (L [L 0164205]); Leschenault, J. B. L. T. s.n. (P [P00235978]) .

Red List Assessment: Not Assessed.