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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Crypteronia paniculata Blume (CRYPTERONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Bekoi Daun Nipis

Description

Evergreen tree to 30 m. Leaves opposite, 10-15 cm long, elliptic to ovate. Inflorescence terminal or in axils of leaves, branched. Flowers unisexual, male and female in separate trees, small, about 3-5 mm across, crowded along the branched inflorescence stalks. Fruits about the same size as flowers splitting into 2 parts.

Ecology

In lowland forest up to 1200 m elevation.

Distribution

East Bangal, Assam, Bangladesh, S. China, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.

Uses

The yellowish-red timber is hard and durable, used for furniture, cart wheels and casing.