Stereospermum fimbriatum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Stereospermum fimbriatum (Wallich ex G. Don) A. DC.

Synonyms

Stereospermum mekongense Dop.

Vernacular names

• Snake tree (En)
• Malaysia: chechar, chicha(h), lempoyan (Peninsular). Burma (Myanmar): thakut-po
• Laos: kh'ê: 'fo:y
• Thailand: khae foi, khae sai (northern and peninsular), khae yot dam (peninsular).

Distribution

Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia; possibly also in Sumatra.

D. Sasmitamihardja