Pometia pinnata (PROSEA)
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Pometia pinnata J.R. Forster & J.G. Forster
- Protologue: Charact. Gen. Pl.: 55, t. 55 (1775).
Vernacular names
Supplementary to vernacular names for the genus:
- Indonesia: kayu sapi (Java)
- Malaysia: kasai daun kecil, kasai daun besar (Peninsular)
- Papua New Guinea: obahu
- Philippines: malugai-liitan (Tagalog), tugaui (Bikol, Tagalog)
- Thailand: saen ta lom
- Vietnam: cây trường, trường mật, sâng.
Distribution
From Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands throughout South-East Asia towards Taiwan, Fiji and Samoa.
Uses
The timber is used as kasai; the wood is also used for charcoal production. The tree is sometimes cultivated for its fruits which can have a thick and sweet-tasting arillode. The seeds are also edible. The leaves and bark are used medicinally.
Observations
- A medium-sized to fairly large tree up to 40(-47) m tall, with bole up to 100(-140) cm in diameter.
- Leaves with 3-13 pairs of leaflets having dentate margins, and alternate secondary veins ending in a tooth.
- Inflorescence and calyx often hairy.
P. pinnata occurs in primary and secondary forests up to 500(-1700) m altitude. For more information see genus treatment and the table on wood properties.
Selected sources
11, 35, 88, 89, 97, 102, 145, 153, 159, 175, 190, 199, 238, 242, 243, 257, 262, 281, 297, 303, 316, 336, 341, 362, 364, 371, 387, 408, 417, 418, 420, 441, 447, 458, 459, 484, 516, 528, 545, 554, 579, 610, 701, 711, 793, 801, 802.
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Authors
- N.R. de Graaf (selection of species),
- J.W. Hildebrand (selection of species)