Record Number
6491
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Xylocarpus granatum J. König
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Xylocarpus in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Xylocarpus in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Carapa granatum (J. König) Alston, Carapa obovata Blume, Xylocarpus obovata (Blume) A. Juss.
Vernacular Names
Cannonball mangrove. Indonesia: nyireh bunga (general), giliki gota (Moluccas), niri (Sundanese). Malaysia: nyireh bunga (general), nyireh ayer (Sarawak), nyireh hudang (Peninsular). Philippines: tabigi (general), kalumbabau (Zambales), kolimbauing (Iloko). Singapore: nyireh bunga. Burma (Myanmar): pinle-on. Cambodia: châm'-puu praèk, t'bôôn. Thailand: kra buun khao, ta buun, ta buun khao (central, peninsular). Vietnam: xu'o'ng cá, dang dinh.
Distribution
From East Africa and Madagascar towards India, Indo-China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Malesian area, northern Australia and the Pacific, east to Fiji and Tonga.
Image
 | Xylocarpus granatum J. König – 1, flowering twig; 2, female flower; 3, fruit. |
Author(s)
S. Sukardjo
Correct Citation of this Article
Sukardjo, S., 1998. Xylocarpus granatum J. König. 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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