Pentacme siamensis
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Temak batu, Rang
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What to Eat
In Cambodia, Pentacme siamensis (known in Khmer as រាំងភ្នំ – Raing Phnom) is rare and most often seen near Buddhist pagodas and shrines. According to legend one of Buddha's incarnations was born under an P. siamensis tree and therefore it has a strong symbolic connection to Cambodia's Buddhist culture. The leaves of the tree are used in traditional Cambodian medicine as a tea for easing child birth.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in places with a dry season. In the wet season the areas have 1,250-2,000 mm of rain. It grows on sandy or rocky soils. It grows in lowland forests from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A small tree. It has low branches. It grows 15-20 m tall. The trunk is 80 cm across. It can have buttresses. It loses its leaves during the year.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Pentacme siamensis is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to most of mainland Southeast Asia.
Notes
It is used in medicine.
Names & Synonyms
Dom rang
References (3)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1719
- J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 39(2):66. 1870
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Shorea siamensis)
