Palaquium pseudocuneatum (PROSEA)
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Palaquium pseudocuneatum H.J. Lam
- Protologue: Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 8: 391 (1927).
Synonyms
Croixia pseudocuneata (H.J. Lam) Baehni (1965).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: nyatoh kelalang, salanglang (Sarawak).
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West Kalimantan).
Uses
The timber is used as nyatoh.
Observations
A medium-sized to fairly large tree up to 35 m tall; leaves more or less clustered at tip of twigs, spatulate or obovate, with distinct, reticulate tertiary veins more or less parallel to secondary veins, glabrous on both sides; flowers in 2-4-flowered clusters, borne on 5-12 mm long pedicels; fruit globose to ellipsoid, 1.5-2 cm long, glabrous. P. pseudocuneatum occurs in lowland forest, particularly in swamps. The timber has a density of about 540 kg/m3at 15% moisture content.
Selected sources
36, 100, 743.
