Record Number
6038
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Parkia speciosa Hassk.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Parkia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Parkia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Parkia harbesonii Elmer.
Vernacular Names
Indonesia: petai (general), pete (Javanese), peuteuy (Sundanese). Malaysia: petai (general), nyiring (Peninsular), patag (Murut, Sabah). Philippines: u'pang (Palawan). Thailand: sator (general), sator dan, sator kow (peninsular).
Distribution
Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan); frequently cultivated in western Java, and occasionally elsewhere.
Author(s)
F.M. Setyowati
Correct Citation of this Article
Setyowati, F.M., 1998. Parkia speciosa Hassk.. 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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