Hydnocarpus saigonensis

Hydnocarpus saigonensis is a tree in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to the Mekong basin of Cambodia and southern Vietnam (Tây Ninh Province and the former Phước Tuy Province).[2][3][4][5]

Hydnocarpus saigonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Species:
H. saigonensis
Binomial name
Hydnocarpus saigonensis
Pierre ex Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 523 (1908)[1]

It grows some 7-10m tall, and is found in relatively small and fragmented populations within secondary forest formations, and the flooded forests of Tonle Sap and the Mekong.[3][4][6]

The wood is used to make charcoal, occasionally for temporary constructions. It is known as krâbau nhi, krâbau sva: and krâbau phlè tauch {="small fruit-krabau") in Khmer.[3][7]

References
  1. "Hydnocarpus saigonensis Pierre ex Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 523 (1908)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Hydnocarpus saigonensis Pierre ex Gagnep". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 346.
  4. Rundel, Philip W. (1999). Forest habitats and flora in Laos PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Hanoi: Conservation Priorities In Indochina - WWF Desk Study, World Wide Fund for Nature, Indochina Programme Office. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. Bosworth, Andrew; Napat Chaipraditkul; Ming Ming Cheng; Junmookda, Kimberly; Parag Kadam; Macer, Darryl; Millet, Charlotte; Sangaroonthong, Jennifer; Waller, Alexander (2011). Ethics and Biodiversity: Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific (ECCAP) Project Working Group 16 Report. UNESCO Bangkok. p. 58. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.472.6731.
  6. Chea Sam Ang (2013). Integration of Tree Planting In Family-based Social Forestry As An Effective Tool For The Conservation Of Endangered Timber Species For Kingdom Of Cambodia (PDF). Ph.D. Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. Lewitz, S.; Rollet, B. (1973). "Lexique des noms d'arbres et d'arbustes du Cambodge". Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient. 60: 117–62. doi:10.3406/befeo.1973.5144. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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