Polyalthia hypoleuca (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Polyalthia hypoleuca Hook. f. & Thomson
- Protologue: Fl. Brit. India 1: 63 (1872).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: tepis (Sumatra), banitan (Sumatra), banet, usai (Bangka)
- Malaysia: akar larak hutan, melilin (Peninsular), selaut (Iban, Sabah)
- Thailand: sang yuu khaao (Nakhon Si Thammarat).
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia a decoction of the roots is given as a protective medicine after childbirth. The wood is used for implements, bows, oars, crates and toys. The fibrous bark is used for binding, also under water.
Observations
- A small to medium-sized tree up to 35 m tall with bole diameter up to 50 cm, twigs soon glabrous.
- Leaves elliptical to narrowly elliptical, 6-12.5 cm × 2-3.5 cm, acute or rounded at base, leathery, petiole 3-7 mm long.
- Flowers in axils of leaves or fallen leaves, petals linear, up to 1.2 cm long, pale yellow.
- Monocarps ellipsoid, 1-2 cm long, stalk 2-5 mm long, 1-seeded.
P. hypoleuca occurs in lowland forest, also in peat-swamp forest, up to 600 m altitude.
Selected sources
121, 334, 795, 860, 883, 990.
Main genus page
Authors
- R.H.M.J. Lemmens