PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Sandoricum in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Sandoricum indicum Cav., Sandoricum maingayi Hiern, Sandoricum nervosum Blume, Sandoricum vidalii Merr.
Vernacular Names
Kechapi, santol, sentol (En). Brunei: kelampu. Indonesia: kecapi, ketuat, sentul (general). Malaysia: kecapi, sentol (general), kelampu (Sabah, Sarawak). Philippines: malasantol, santol (general). Burma (Myanmar): thitto. Cambodia: kompeng reach. Laos: tong2. Thailand: katon (general), kra thon (central), sa thon (peninsular). Vietnam: s[aa][us]-dan, s[aa][us]-dau.
Distribution
Commonly planted and naturalized in the Asiatic tropics, probably native only to the Malesian region. It is also cultivated in the Mascarenes, the New World tropics and under glass in Europe.
Image
![](./image/0000950.jpg) | Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr. – 1, tree habit; 2, flowering twig; 3, sectioned flower; 4, fruit. |
Correct Citation of this Article
Idris, S., 1998. Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) 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:
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