Cotylelobium melanoxylon
| Cotylelobium melanoxylon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Cotylelobium |
| Species: | C. melanoxylon |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotylelobium melanoxylon (Hook.f.) Pierre ex F.Heim[2] | |
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Cotylelobium melanoxylon is a tropical rainforest tree found in Maritime Southeast Asia. The name melanoxylon is derived from Greek (melanos = black and xylon = wood) and describes the dark heartwood. It is a very good quality timber, as it has very hard and heavy as well as durable wood. C. melanoxylon is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on yellow sandy soils.[2] It also occurs as a smaller canopy tree in kerangas forest on podsols. The tree occurs in at least three protected areas (Lambir National Park, Gunung Mulu National Park and Kabilli-Sepilok Forest Reserve). Local names of the tree include Resak tembaga in Malay and Khiam (เคี่ยม) in Thai. The tree is the provincial symbol tree of Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
References
- ↑ Ashton (1998). "Cotylelobium melanoxylon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1cd+2 cd v2.3)
- 1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Cotylelobium melanoxylon (Hook.f.) Pierre ex F.Heim" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 83–85. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.