Parkia speciosa (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Parkia speciosa Hassk.

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.