Artocarpus rigidus Blume

Artocarpus_rigidus

Artocarpus rigidus Blume Family Moraceae Synonyms Artocarpus cuspidatus Griffith, Artocarpus kertau Zoll. ex Miq., Artocarpus varians Miq. Vernacular Names Malaysia Perian, jelatoh, gias, tempunai (Peninsular Malaysia). English Monkey jack, tempunai. Indonesia Pussar (Java), mandalika, kujan (Kalimantan), tempunit,   purian (Sumatra). Geographical Distributions The genus of Artocarpus is native to South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, […]

Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr.

Artocarpus_integer

Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr. Family Moraceae Synonyms Artocarpus integrifolia L.f.(nomen illegitimum), Artocarpus polyphema Persoon (nomen illegitimum), Artocarpus champeden (Lour.) Stokes. Vernacular Names Malaysia Chempedak (Cultivated), bankong (Wild), baroh (Johor). English Chempedak. Indonesia Chempedak, campedak (Malay), baroh (Lingga). Burma (Myanmar) Sonekadat. Thailand Champada. Geographical Distributions Artocarpus integer is widely distributed in Burma (Tenasserim), Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular […]

Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merrill

Arenga_pinnata

  Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merrill Family Palmae Synonyms Arenga saccharifera Labill. Vernacular Names Malaysia Enau, kabong, berkat. English Sugar palm, areng palm. Indonesia Aren, enau, kawung. Philippines Kaong (Tagalog), bagobat (Bisaya), hidiok (Bisaya). Burma (Myanmar) Taung-ong. Cambodia Chuëk’, chraè. Laos Ta:w ta:d (Northern). Thailand Chok (Southern), tao (Northern). Vietnam B[us]ng b[as]ng, do[as]c, do[as]t. French Palmier […]

Arachis hypogaea L.

Arachis_hypogaea

Arachis hypogaea L. Family Leguminosae Synonyms None Vernacular Names Malaysia Kacang China, kacang Jawa, kacang goring. English Groundnut, peanut. Indonesia Kacang tanah, kacang Jawa, kacang Manila. Papua New Guinea Galip bilong giraun, kasang. Philippines Mani, batung-China. Cambodia Sânndaèk dèi. Laos Thwàx din, thwàx ho. Thailand Thua lisong, thua din. Vietnam Dâu phong, lac. French Arachide. […]

Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.

Antiaris_toxicaria

Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. Family Moraceae Synonyms Antiaris macrophylla R.Br., Antiaris africana Engl., Antiaris welwitschii Engl. Vernacular Names Malaysia Ipoh (Peninsular), tasem (Sarawak). English Upas tree, sacking tree. Indonesia Upas (General), ancar (Javanese), tatai (Sumatra). Thailand Yang nong (Central, Northern), yuan (Peninsular). Philippines Dalit (Tagalog), ipo (Tagalog, Bisaya). Burma (Myanmar) Aseik, hymaseik. Laos ‘nong2, nong. Vietnam […]

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennstedt) Nicolson

Amorphophallus_paeoniifolius

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennstedt) Nicolson Family Araceae Synonyms A. campanulatus Decaisne, A. rex Prain, A. gigantiflorus Hayata. Vernacular Names Malaysia Loki, ubi kekek. English Elephant yam, telinga potato. Indonesia Suweg (cultivated), walur, eles (wild). Philippines Pungapung (Tagalog), anto (Bisaya), bagong (Bikol). Cambodia Toal. Laos Duk düa (General), kabuk (Southern). Thailand Buk (General), buk-khungkhok (South-eastern), man-suran (Central). […]

Altingia excelsa Noroña

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Altingia excelsa Noroña Family Hamamelidaceae Synonyms None Vernacular Names Trade name Rasamala. Indonesia Mala (Java), tulasan (Sumatra), mandung (Minangkabau). Myanmar (Burma) Nantayok. Laos Sop. Thailand Sop, hom (Northern), satu (Eastern). Vietnam T[oo] h[aj]p l[as] h[if]nh tim. Geographical Distributions Altingia consists of 8 species and distributed from southern Tibet, Assam (India) and mainland Southeast Asia including […]

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Albizia_lebbeck

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Family Leguminosae Synonyms Mimosa lebbeck L., Mimosa sirissa Roxb., Albizia latifolia Boivin. Vernacular Names English Siris, koko, East Indian walnut. Indonesia Tekik (Javanese), kitoke, tarisi (Sundanese). Philippines Aninapla, langil (Tagalog). Cambodia Chreh. Thailand Kampu (General), chamchuri (Central). Vietnam Bô kêt tây, lim xanh, trât. Geographical Distributions Albizia lebbeck is indigenous to […]

Agathis dammara (Lambert) Rich.

Agathis_dammara

Agathis dammara (Lambert) Rich. Family Araucariaceae Synonyms Agathis loranthifolia Salisb., Agathis celebica (Koord.) Warb., Agathis hamii Meijer Drees. Vernacular Names Indonesia Dammar raja (General), kisi (Buru), salo (Ternate). Philippines Dayungon (Samar). Geographical Distributions Agathis dammara is distributed from the Philippines (Palawan and Samar), Sulawesi and the Moluccas; planted on a fairly large scale in Java. […]

Myrica esculenta Buch. -Ham.

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Myrica esculenta Buch. -Ham. Family Myricaceae Synonyms Myrica farquhariana Wallich, Myrica sapida Wallich, Myrica nagi auct. non Thunb. Vernacular Names Malaysia Telur chicak, gelincek, kesami (Peninsular). English Box myrtle. Indonesia Ki keper (Sundanese), samben, woru gesik (Javanese). Thailand Metchun tua phuu (Phangnga), ruesee sek (Chai Nat), maak-mon-on (Shan-Chiang Mai). Geographical Distributions Myrica esculenta is native […]