Aporosa dioica (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Aporosa dioica (Roxb.) Müll. Arg.

Synonyms

Aporosa aurita (Tul.) Miq., Aporosa microcalyx (Hassk.) Hassk., Aporosa roxburghii Baillon.

Vernacular names

• Bastard oak (En)
• Indonesia: peuris, renyung (Sundanese)
• Malaysia: pelangah, pelangas, pelangi (Peninsular)
• Thailand: khonta chang, khrop bai yai, nuan sian (peninsular)
• Vietnam: ngãm, thầu táu.

Distribution

From the eastern Himalayas and India (Assam) to Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.