Drypetes longifolia (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Drypetes longifolia (Blume) Pax & K. Hoffm.

Synonyms

Drypetes bordenii (Merr.) Pax & K. Hoffm., Drypetes macrophylla (Blume) Pax & K. Hoffm., Drypetes myrmecophila Merr.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: batung (Javanese), buniyaga (Sundanese), kikir daun besar (Kalimantan)
• Philippines: balikbikan (Filipino)
• Thailand: lang khao (peninsular).

Distribution

From Sri Lanka and India to the Andaman Islands, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and throughout the Malesian region.