Ixonanthes icosandra (PROSEA)
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Ixonanthes icosandra Jack
- Family: Ixonanthaceae
Synonyms
- Ixonanthes dodecandra Griffith,
- Ixonanthes lucida (Blume) Blume,
- Ixonanthes obovata Hook. f.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: pagar (general), kayu bulus (Bangka), kayu leja-leja, sase beranak (Sumatra)
- Malaysia: pagar anak, mepagar, mertajong, punggong kijang, sankau merah (Peninsular)
- Thailand: aa sai (peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra.
Uses
The bark is used for tanning purposes, usually only for toughening fishing nets, but sometimes also for the production of leather. The timber is sometimes used in house building. Leaves and roots are used in traditional medicine.
Observations
A small to medium-sized tree, up to 30 m tall and with bole up to 1.3 m in diameter, but often much less; crown dense and conical, bark smooth or slightly fissured. The timber is considered of little value as it is not durable and is liable to split. The species in found in primary as well as secondary forests on slopes and ridges from sea-level up to 900 m.
Selected sources
12, 23, 47. (in Dyes)