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

136. HURU HIRIS – HURU LENCIR
Actinodaphne sphaerocarpa (Blume) Nees
Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Malaysia: chempa hutan
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia and Java
Uses: for light construction, interior finishing, furniture, boat building
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
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137. HURU HONJE
Pittosporum ferrugineum W. Aiton
Pittosporaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: kecombrangan; the Moluccas:
giramong; Brunei: ara bukit; Malaysia: akar belalang puak, medang pasir,
saipang; the Philippines: mamalis-pula; Thailand: khela, sum ton
Geographical distribution: from the Nicobar Islands and Peninsular Thailand
to the entire Malesian region, the Solomon Islands, northern and eastern
Australia and the Caroline Islands
Uses: for poles, flooring, tennis rackets, fashion accessories, pulp
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27
138. HURU KACANG
Dehaasia caesia Blume
Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Kalimantan: madang intalo;
Sumatra: medang batu
Geographical distribution: Sumatra, Java and Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
Uses: for light construction, house posts, house piling, interior finishing,
panelling, partitioning, furniture, cabinet work, picture framing, musical
instruments, boat building, knife sheaths
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27