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

45. BINGBIN
Pinanga coronata (Blume ex Martelli) Blume
Arecaceae
Geographical distribution: Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi
Uses: used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: palm tree, indigenous plant
References: 8, 26
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46. BINONG
Tetrameles nudiflora R. Br.
Datiscaceae
Vernacular names: binung (trade name), tetrameles (Eng.); Indonesia: Sumatra:
kayu tabu; Javanese: winong; Malaysia: mengkudor; Myanmar: baing, sawbya;
Thailand: bueng, ka phong, som phong
Geographical distribution: Myanmar, Indochina, southern China, Thailand,
Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands
Uses: for temporary construction, panelling, partitioning, cheap planking,
weatherboard, mouldings, packing crates, tea chests, matchboxes. Used in
traditional medicine; bark used as a laxative, diuretic, and to treat rheumatism
and oedema
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
47. BINTANGUR – SULATRI
Calophyllum soulattri Burm.f.
Clusiaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Sumatra: bintangur, bintol, mentangur, penaga;
Javanese: bunut, nyamplung, sulatri, punaga; Kalimantan: bataoh, bentangur,
butoo, jampelung, jinjit, mahadingan, maharunuk; Sulawesi: betau, bintula,
dinggale, pude, wetai; the Moluccas: balitoko, bintao, bitaur; Malaysia:
bintangor labu, bintangor lanchar, mintak; the Philippines: bitanghol-sibat,
pamintaogon, gigabit; Thailand: tanghon baiyai
Geographical distribution: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, the Moluccas
Uses: timber is used for masts, spars and house construction. Also used in
traditional medicine; roots and leaves used to treat rheumatism, seeds for
rheumatism, scabies and as a hair tonic
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 9, 11, 24, 26