Alphitonia excelsa (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzl) Reissek ex Endl.

Synonyms

Alphitonia incana (Roxb.) Kurz ex Hoogland, Alphitonia moluccana Teijsm. & Binnend., Alphitonia philippinensis Braid.

Vernacular names

• Coopers wood, red ash, white ash (En)
• Indonesia: kayu daun babalik (Ambon), kole (East Kalimantan), laurika (Ternate)
• Malaysia: balik-angin, pati yata, pokudita (Dusun, Sabah)
• Philippines: alangsohan (Cebu Bisaya), tangulai, tulo (Tagalog).

Distribution

Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, New Guinea and Australia.