Cynometra inaequifolia (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Cynometra inaequifolia A. Gray
- Protologue: Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped. 1: 473 (1854).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: dila-dila.
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
The wood is used as kekatong.
Observations
- A small tree of up to 20 m tall.
- Leaves with 2 pairs of obtuse or sometimes emarginate leaflets, the lower pair much smaller than the upper one.
- Pod with rough surface, but not rugose, flat, 4-4.5 cm × 2-2.5 cm.
C. inaequifolia grows in forests at low and medium altitudes. The name C. inaequifolia has been commonly used for other species outside the Philippines, e.g. for C. malaccensis in Peninsular Malaysia and C. elmeri in Sabah.
Selected sources
366, 579.
Main genus page
Authors
- M.H.A. Hoffman