Ploiarium alternifolium (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Ploiarium alternifolium (Vahl) Melchior

Synonyms

Archytaea alternifolia (Vahl) Szyszyl., Archytaea vahlii Choisy, Ploiarium elegans Korth.

Vernacular names

• Cicada tree (En)
• Indonesia: beriang (Sumatra), bunyok (Bangka), malaka udang (south-western Kalimantan)
• Malaysia: reriang, riang-riang (Peninsular), sauma (Sarawak), saruna (Sabah)
• Thailand: chamuang kwang, muang kwang, som kwang (peninsular).

Distribution

Cambodia, peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.