Record Number
5714
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Lepisanthes in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Lepisanthes in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Erioglossum edule (Blume) Blume, Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Blume, Lepisanthes hirta Ridley.
Vernacular Names
Indonesia: katilayu (Javanese), ki layu (Sundanese). Malaysia: kelat layu, mertajam (Peninsular), lipupudsu (Dusun, Sabah). Philippines: kulayo (general). Laos: 'houat, 'houat noy2. Thailand: kamcham (peninsular), kamsam, ma huat (central). Vietnam: x[is] tai.
Distribution
From northern India to Indo-China, south-east China, Thailand, and throughout the Malesian region towards north-western Australia.
Author(s)
M.S.M. Sosef
Correct Citation of this Article
Sosef, M.S.M., 1998. Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.. 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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