Taxon:
Fagraea fragrans Roxb.
Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. 2:32. 1824
Verified:
05/09/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
- Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
- Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. Note: mentions
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Fagraea+fragrans&quantity=1
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Lemmens, R. H. M. J. et al., eds. 1995. Timber trees: minor commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(2):240-241. URL: http://proseanet.org
- Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
- Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:126. URL: http://proseanet.org
Common names
English
ironwood – Malay
tembusu hutan – Swedish
tembesu –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Cambodia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | India | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Laos | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | s. |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Singapore | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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INDO-CHINA:
India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (s.), Thailand, Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage |
Environmental | revegetator | fide F Males | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | shade/shelter | fide F Males | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Materials | wood | timber fide Pl Res SEAs 5(2):240. 1995 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Fagraea+fragrans&quantity=1 |