Bouea oppositifolia
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Description
Tree up to 32 m high and 75 cm ø.
Bark grey, green, light brown to purple brown, or red, fissured.
Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, lanceolate, or obovate to oblanceolate, 2-15 by 1-5 cm (on sterile specimens up to 22½ by 5½ cm), glabrous;
Flowers white, pale yellow to yellow.
Petals oblong or obovate-oblong, slightly variable in size, 1½-2l/4 by ¾-l mm.
Stamens ⅔-l mm;
Panicles 2½-6 cm long;
Ovary c. ½ mm ø.
Distribution
Andaman Is present, Asia-Temperate: China South-Central (Yunnan present); Hainan (Hainan present), Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Cambodia (Cambodia present); Laos (Laos present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Banka present, Billiton present, Burma present
Burma, Andaman Is., Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan&Hainan), and Malesia: Sumatra (incl. Banka&Billiton), Malay Peninsula, and Borneo.
Uses
Fruits are edible and are sometimes made into preserve when in a half ripe state (cf. ALVINS '720).
According to HEYNE l.c. the timber is heavy, hard and durable and very useful for various purposes.
According to HEYNE l.c. the timber is heavy, hard and durable and very useful for various purposes.
Citation
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 635
Bl. 1850 – In: Mus. Bot.: 204
Roxb. 1832 – In: Fl. Ind., ed. Carey: 640
Engl. 1883: p. 241. – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: t. 6, f. 12
King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 465
TARD. 1962 – In: Fl. C. L. & V.: 126
ADELB. 1948 – In: Blumea: 326
KURZ 1877 – In: Fl. Burma: 306
LECOMTE 1908 – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: 27
Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 241
TARD. 1962: p. 128. – In: Fl. C. L. & V.: t. 8, f. 8-13
HEYNE 1927: Nutt. Pl.: 973
MEIJER 1967 – In: Bot. News Bull. F. D. Sandakan: 19
GRIFF. 1854 – In: Notul.: 423
Hook.f. 1876 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 21
K. & V. 1896 – In: Bijdr.: 101
AIRY SHAW 1966 – In: Kew Bull.: 87
PARKINSON 1923: For. Fl. Andaman Is.: 141
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 355
CRAIB 1926 – In: Fl. Siam. En.: 346
KOCHUM. 1964 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 211
ENGL 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 240
Roxb. 1824 – In: Fl. Ind., ed. Wall: 434
PIERRE 1897: Fl. For. Coch.: t. 366B
Bl. 1826: Bijdr.: 1157
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 635
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 635
DC. 1825 – In: Prod.: 63
WALP. 1842 – In: Rep.: 556
Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 101: f. 18
Merr. 1930 – In: Lingn. Sc. J.: 39
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 519
BACK. 1911: Schoolfl.: 280
HASSK. 1844 – In: Flora: 624