Claoxylon longifolium (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Claoxylon longifolium (Blume) Endl. ex Hassk.

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: ketepuk, kuyam (Java), kileat (West Java)
• Malaysia: sayor salang
• Philippines: kurong (Bisaya), bilid-bilid (Sulu)
• Thailand: phakwan-chang (southern)
• Vietnam: lặc ma, bồ lốt lá dài.

Distribution

From north-eastern India to Indo-China and throughout Malesia to New Guinea.

Uses

Young leaves and shoots are eaten cooked. Leaves are used to wrap fish for roasting.

Observations

• Shrub or small tree up to 12 m tall.
• Leaves ovate to oblong, sometimes elliptical, 12-40 cm × 4-15 cm, apex ending in a rather long point, thin.

In primary mixed forest, from 200-2000 m altitude. In Malaysia sometimes cultivated.

Selected sources

2, 3, 4, 7, 66, 86.