Beilschmiedia tonkinensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Beilschmiedia tonkinensis (Lecomte) Ridley

Protologue: Journ. Roy. As. Soc. Straits Br. 82: 190 (1920).

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: perapoh, medang salah (Peninsular)
• Vietnam: chắp bắc bộ.

Distribution

Indo-China and Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

In Penang (Malaysia) a leaf poultice is applied to broken bones.

Observations

A small tree up to 15 m tall, bole up to 40 cm in diameter; leaves alternate to opposite, elliptical to oblong, 7-18 cm × 3-6 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse, glabrous, midrib raised above, tertiary venation distinct on both sides, petiole 1-2.5 cm long; flowers hairy; fruit oblong, c. 2.5 cm × 1.5 cm. B. tonkinensis is a coastal species occasionally found inland.

Selected sources

121, 731, 990.

Main genus page

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Authors

Nguyen Kim Dao