Afzelia rhomboidea (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Afzelia rhomboidea (Blanco) S. Vidal

Protologue: Cat. Pl. Prov. Manila: 28 (1880).

Synonyms

• Intsia rhomboidea (Blanco) O. Kuntze (1891),
• Pahudia rhomboidea (Blanco) Prain (1901).

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: kupang, tanduk tarum (Sumatra)
• Philippines: tindalo (Tagalog), balayong (central).

Distribution

Eastern Sumatra, northern half of Borneo and the Philippines.

Uses

The timber is used for various purposes and is especially in demand for high grade furniture and cabinet work.

Observations

• A small to medium-sized tree of up to 30 m tall, bole branchless for up to 15 m and up to 80(-180) cm in diameter, buttresses absent.
• Leaves with 4-5 pairs of leaflets (sometimes 3 on flowering branches), leaflets 7-8 cm × 4-4.5 cm, acute to acuminate at apex, usually glabrous except for the hirsute midrib on the lower surface.
• Fertile stamens 4 cm long, style 3.5-5.0 cm long.
• Mature pod somewhat rhomboid, 9-20 cm × 7-10 cm.

A. rhomboidea occurs scattered on low hills and ridges, or on sites at low and medium altitudes temporarily inundated with fresh water. See also the table on wood properties.

Selected sources

100, 159, 175, 184, 421, 477, 485, 579.

Authors

M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)

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