Cleistanthus sumatranus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Cleistanthus sumatranus (Miq.) Müll. Arg.

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms

• Cleistanthus heterophyllus Hook. f.,
• Cleistanthus laevigatus Jabl.,
• Cleistanthus oligophlebius Merr.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: belimbing rawah (Lampung)
• Malaysia: keremak hutan
• Cambodia: spüü tük
• Thailand: fin-daeng (central).
• Vietnam: cọc rào lá duôi dài.

Distribution

Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Moluccas; possibly also in the Philippines.

Uses

Leaves are reported to be eaten.

Observations

• Tree, 5-14 m tall.
• Leaves very variable, usually ovate to oblong, 3.5-17 cm × 1-7.5 cm, 5-6 lateral veins on either side, acuminate at apex.

In dry evergreen or deciduous forest up to 600 m altitude. The species much resembles the less common C. gracilis Hook.f.

Selected sources

2, 3, 4, 7, 20. vegatables

Author

• Nguyen Nghia Thin