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Five hundred plant species in gunung Halimun Salak ... - CIFOR

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136 | <strong>Five</strong> <strong>hundred</strong> <strong>plant</strong> <strong>species</strong> <strong>in</strong> Gunung <strong>Halimun</strong> <strong>Salak</strong> National Park, West Java<br />

Geographical distribution: Pen<strong>in</strong>sular Thailand, throughout the Malesian<br />

region, the Lesser Sunda Islands<br />

Uses: for light construction, light floor<strong>in</strong>g, furniture, door and w<strong>in</strong>dows<br />

frames, plywood<br />

Life form and orig<strong>in</strong>: tree, <strong>in</strong>digenous <strong>plant</strong><br />

References: 24, 27, 30<br />

433. PUSAR<br />

Artocarpus rigidus Blume<br />

Moraceae<br />

Vernacular names: Indonesian: tempuni, kundang; Javanese: pusar; Sumatra:<br />

purian; Malaysia: temponek, nangka pipit, pala musoh; Myanmar: taung, pe<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

sone-padat; Thailand: khanun-pa<br />

Geographical distribution: from Myanmar and Indoch<strong>in</strong>a to Pen<strong>in</strong>sular<br />

Malaysia, Sumatra, West and Central Java, Borneo<br />

Uses: for beams, furniture and boats. Edible fruit and seeds<br />

Life form and orig<strong>in</strong>: tree, <strong>in</strong>digenous <strong>plant</strong><br />

References: 12<br />

434. PUSPA<br />

Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.<br />

Theaceae<br />

Vernacular names: Indonesia: Kalimantan: medang gatal; Sumatra and Java:<br />

seru; Malaysia: medang gatal, gatal-gatal, samak; Thailand: bunnak, champa<br />

dong, thalo<br />

Geographical distribution: from north-eastern India through Indoch<strong>in</strong>a,<br />

southern Ch<strong>in</strong>a, the Ryukyu Islands and the Bon<strong>in</strong> Islands, Thailand, Pen<strong>in</strong>sular<br />

Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Uses: for medium heavy <strong>in</strong>terior construction (columns beams), floor<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

<strong>in</strong>terior fitt<strong>in</strong>g, panell<strong>in</strong>g, door and w<strong>in</strong>dow frames, jo<strong>in</strong>ery, utility furniture,<br />

ship and boat build<strong>in</strong>g (ribs and decks), pallets, boxes, toys<br />

Life form and orig<strong>in</strong>: tree, <strong>in</strong>digenous <strong>plant</strong><br />

References: 15<br />

435. PUTAT – SONGGOM<br />

Barr<strong>in</strong>gtonia <strong>in</strong>signis (Blume) Miq.<br />

Lecythidaceae

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