PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Albizia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Acacia procera (Roxb.) Willd.
Vernacular Names
Forest siris, white siris (Australian trade name), tall albizia (En). Indonesia: ki hiyang (Sundanese), wangkal, weru (Javanese). Papua New Guinea: brown albizia (En). Philippines: akleng parang (Filipino). Burma (Myanmar): kokko-sit, sit, sitpen. Cambodia: tramkÃĒng', tri:ehs. Laos: 'tho:n. Thailand: suan (northern, north-eastern), thing thon (central). Vietnam: mu[oof]ng xanh.
Distribution
From India to Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Java, Borneo (rare), the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, New Guinea and northern Australia; probably cultivated in Sumatra.
Correct Citation of this Article
Rojo, J.P., 1998. Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.. 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:
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