Dysoxylum acutangulum
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Distribution
?Peninsular Thailand present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Kalimantan present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Bangka present, Billiton present, Palawan present, W Sarawak present, incl. Riau-Lingga Archipelago present
?Peninsular Thailand; Malesia:Sumatra (incl. Riau-Lingga Archipelago, Billiton, Bangka), Malay Peninsula, Borneo (W Sarawak, Kalimantan), Philippines (Palawan)
Uses
Membalo is perhaps traditionally the most important native meliaceous timber tree and was formerly much exported from Bangka to Java. The wood of the bole and particularly the buttresses is beautifully marked but difficult to work (Burkill, l.c.): it has been largely used for furniture but also beams, cartwheels and coffins. The seeds are said to be poisonous and contain dysoxylum acid.