Reinwardtiodendron kostermansii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Reinwardtiodendron kostermansii (Prijanto) Mabb.

Family: Meliaceae

Synonyms

• Lansium kostermansii Prijanto,
• Aglaia kostermansii (Prijanto) Kosterm.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: garu (Flores), kayu narab (Sumbawa).

Distribution

Indonesia (western Sumbawa and western Flores).

Uses

The fruits contain a subacid edible aril.

Observations

This species is close to R. humile but has ovate-oblong or elliptical leaflets and globose velvety fruits, up to 3 cm in diameter, with dirty-white aril. It is a submontane tree, fruiting between June and November.

Selected sources

• Kostermans, A.J.G.H., 1966. A monograph of Aglaia, sect. Lansium Kosterm. (Meliaceae). Reinwardtia 7: 221-282.

• Mabberley, D.J., 1985. Florae Malesianae Praecursores 67. Meliaceae (divers genera). Blumea 31: 129-152.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen