Tuesday 3 March 2020

Bouea oppositifolia - kundang

Synonyms
Bouea angustifolia Bl.
Bouea brandisiana Kurz
Bouea burmanica Griff.
Bouea burmanica var. kurzii Lecomte
Bouea burmanica var. microphylla (Griff) Engl.
Bouea burmanica var. roxburghii Lecomte
Bouea diversifolia Miq.
Bouea gandaria Blume
Bouea microphylla Griff.
Bouea myrsinoides Bl.
Cambessedea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt
Haplospondias brandisiana (Kurz) Kosterm.
Manga acida Noronha
Mangifera oppositifolia Roxb.
Mangifera oppositifolia var. microphylla (Griff.) Merr.
Mangifera oppositifolia var. roxburghii (Pierre) Tard.
Matania laotica Gagnep.


Uses
Fruits are edible and are sometimes made into preserve when in a half ripe state. The durable, hard timber is used for various purposes.

Distribution
Southern China, Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java; Borneo.

Local names
Borneo: asam djanar, bandjar, kedjauw lepang, tampusu, ramania pipit, umpas.
Indonesia: Asam djanar; Bandjar; Kedjauw lepang; Kundang rumania; Ramania hutan; Ramania pipit; Rengas; Tampusu; Tolok burung; Umpas.
Malay Peninsula: gemia, kemiinia, kimdang, kiidang rumenia, merapoh rumenia, poko rummiyah, rambainyia, ramimia, romaniah, rumboi-nigor, rumenia, rumia.
Sumatra: kaju-rusun, kunangan, raman burung, raman padi, raman utan, rieden daun, gandaria, raman, iiris, iirisan.

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