Record Number
5915
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Nauclea in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Nauclea in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Nauclea coadunata Roxb. ex J.E. Smith, Sarcocephalus cordatus Miq., Sarcocephalus undulatus Miq.
Vernacular Names
Indonesia: gempol (general), kayu mas (Minahassa, North Sulawesi), klepu pasir (Javanese). Papua New Guinea: yellow cheesewood (En). Philippines: bulala, mambog (general). Burma (Myanmar): mau-kadon, prung. Thailand: kan lueang (central), krathum khlong (central, peninsular), tum kham (northern).
Distribution
Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, throughout Malesia (except for Peninsular Malaysia) and northern Australia.
Author(s)
Wardah
Correct Citation of this Article
Wardah, 1998. Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.. 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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