Parishia insignis

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Description

Tall tree, up to 50 m high and 70 cm Ø. Bark shallowly fissured, finely cracked. Leaves with 4-6 pairs of leaflets; Petals broad-ovate to ovate-oblong, or elliptic, 3-5 by 1¾-3 mm, sometimes slightly hairy outside. Stamens 2½-A mm; Panicles up to 54 cm long, rusty-pubescent or tomentose, much branched, branches up to 19 cm; Ovary conical, c. 1½ mm Ø; Seed broad ellipsoid or subglobose, c. ¾ by ½ cm.

Distribution

Andaman Is present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Brunei present, Kalimantan present, Sabah present, Sarawak present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Bachaw present, Balikpapan present, Berouw present, Betong present, Bintulu present, Burma present, Djambi present, East Coast present, Gontranah present, Indragiri present, Johore present, Kao Taknam present, Kaw Pipi present, Kedah present, Kelantan present, Kuching present, Kutai present, Lahad Datu present, Malacca present, Pahang present, Palembang present, Palo present, Panji I present, Penang present, Perak present, Sandakan present, Satul present, Simang-gan present, Sipitang present, Telo Udang present, Tg. Kimarun present, Triso Peninsula present

Andaman Is., Burma (Mergui), Thailand (Kaw Pipi, Bachaw, Satul, Kao Taknam, Telo Udang, Panji I.), and Malesia: Sumatra (East Coast, Djambi, Indragiri, Palembang), Malay Peninsula (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Johore, Langkawi, Penang, Malacca, Singapore), and Borneo (Sarawak: Kuching, Betong, Simang-gan, Bintulu, Triso Peninsula; Brunei; Sabah: Sandakan, Sipitang, Lahad Datu; Kalimantan: Palo, Gontranah, Tg. Kimarun, Berouw, Kutai, Balikpapan).

Uses

BURKILL l.c. gave some remarks on the timber, which is very light.

Citation

King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 493

KOCHUM. 1964 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 324

PARKINSON 1923: For. Fl. Andaman Is.: 142

Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 310

Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 112: f. 23

Hook.f. 1876 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 30

Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 535

Engl. 1883: p. 309. – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: t. 10, f. 21-24

Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 536

Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 113

BURK. 1935: Dict.: 1668

King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 492

KOCHUM. 1964 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 323

Hook.f. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 536

Ridl. 1911 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 91