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

Species checklist | 53
Uses: for indoor construction, furniture, plywood, packing cases. Used in
traditional medicine; bark used for skin irritations and leaves for rheumatism
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
161. JENGKOL
Archidendron pauciflorum (Benth.) I. Nielsen
Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Malaysia: karedas.
Geographical distribution: from Sri Lanka and India to Indochina, southern
China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, the
Solomon Islands, north-eastern and eastern Australia
Uses: for light construction, furniture, cabinet work, canoes. Used in traditional
medicine; barks used to treat toothache and pectoralgia and leaves for cuts and
scabies. Food, fruit for hair washing
Life form and origin: tree, exotic plant, cultivated
References: 24, 27
162. JENGKOT
Prunus javanica (Teijsm. & Binnend.) Miq.
Rosaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesian: salam anjing; the Philippines: Palawan cherry
Geographical distribution: Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, Vietnam,
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines
(Palawan), Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas and New Guinea
Uses: for construction, house building and furniture
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
163. JERET
Mastixia trichotoma Blume
Cornaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Sundanese: ki bako, huru hiris, ki lumlum, ki
tenjo; Javanese: huru hiris; Kalimantan: medang kanigara; Sumatra: medang
keladi; Brunei: medang aima, medang kanigara; Malaysia: kayu bengkal bukit,
medang aima, medang kanigara; the Philippines: Mindanao apanit