Record Number
4819
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Albizia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Albizia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Albizia marginata (Lamk) Merr., Albizia stipulata (DC.) Boivin.
Vernacular Names
Silk tree (En). Indonesia: jeungjing (Sundanese), sengghung (Madura), sengon (Javanese). Philippines: hinagit (Ifugao), kantingen (Iloko), unik (Tagalog). Cambodia: kô:l. Laos: kha:ng (Xieng Khouang), kha:ng hu: (Vieniane), sa2 nhan. Thailand: kaang luang, saan kham (northern), khaang hung (north-eastern). Vietnam: cham, s[oos]ng r[aws]n t[af]u (Ha Tuyên), chu m[ef] (Quang Ninh).
Distribution
From Sri Lanka and India to Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands; cultivated in many other tropical countries, within Malesia also in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines (Luzon).
Author(s)
J.P. Rojo
Correct Citation of this Article
Rojo, J.P., 1998. Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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