Pentaspadon velutinus

Hook.f.

Anacardiaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: ?

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A large tree. It can grow 30-60 m tall. The trunk can be 45 cm across. It has buttresses 2.5 m high. The leaves have 3 pairs of leaflets. They are reddish-pink when young. The seed are 2 cm long by 0.7 cm wide.

Medicinal Uses

The latex obtained from the bark is used in the treatment of ringworm.

Other Uses

The heartwood is light yellow-green, darkening to grey-green on exposure and not clearly defined from the sapwood which is white or light yellow. The wood is fairly hard and heavy, moderately durable. The texture is fine and even, the grain straight to interlocked. The wood is easy to resaw and cross-cut, planing is easy and the planed surface is smooth. It has poor nailing property. The wood is suitable for interior finishing, panelling, partitioning, moulding, skirting, flooring, veneer and plywood, and other planking works.

Names & Synonyms

Pelajau, Pelong beludu

Microstemon velutina Engl.

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