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

Species checklist | 137
Vernacular names: Indonesian: butun; Javanese: keben; Sundanese: songgom;
Malaysia: tampalang; the Philippines: botong, ulam
Geographical distribution: from East Africa, Madagascar to Afghanistan,
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Taiwan, Thailand and the Malesian region
Uses: for temporary construction, local house building, planking, flooring, boat
building, mouldings, interior finishing, agricultural implements, boxes, crates
and wooden pallets. Velamer used for fish poison
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27
436. RAMBUTAN
Nephelium lappaceum L.
Sapindaceae
Vernacular names: rambutan (Eng.); Indonesian: rambutan; Malaysia:
rambutan; the Philippines: rambutan, usan; Thailand: ngoh, phruan
Geographical distribution: from southern China to Indochina, Malaysia,
Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and the Philippines
Uses: main product is fruit, but wood can be used for construction. Also used in
traditional medicine
Life form and origin: tree, exotic plant, cultivated
References: 31
437. RAMU GILING
Schefflera lucida (Blume) Frodin
Araliaceae
Uses: for firewood and handicrafts. Also used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 20
438. RANE
Selaginella plana (Desv.) Hieron.
Selaginelaceae
Uses: used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
References: 20