Dialium cochinchinense Pierre
Taxonomy
- Species:
- Dialium cochinchinense Pierre
- Genus:
- Dialium
- Family:
- Leguminosae
Synonym(s)
Properties
Botanic
A medium-sized tree of up to 30 m tall, bole up to 50 cm in diameter.
Leaflets 5-9, 4-8 cm x 1.5-5 cm, glabrescent.
Sepals 5, petals 0, stamens 2.
Fruit ellipsoid to ovoid, sometimes slightly compressed, 1.5-1.8 cm x 0.8-1 cm.
Habitat
D. cochinchinense occurs in evergeen and deciduous (dipterocarp) forest with a canopy varying from dense to open.
Cultivation and Marketing
Cultivation
Peninsular Burma, Laos, Cambodia, southern Vietnam, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. D. cochinchinense is reported to be planted in villages in northern Peninsular Malaysia for its edible fruits.
Uses and Function
Shade or shelter: The tree is used locally as a shade tree.
Food: The sweet pulp of the fruits is edible.
Timber: The timber is used as keranji.
Variable
Wood Density
4 rows
| 1.1 | 1.1000 | 13 | Soerjanegara and Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editors), 1994. PROSEA 5(1): Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. | |||
| 1.15 | 1.2 | 1.1750 | Nguyen Ngoc Chinh et al. 1996. Vietnam Forest Trees. Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi | Vietnam | ||
| 0.95 | 0.9500 | Nguyen Ngoc Chinh et al. 1996. Vietnam Forest Trees. Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi | South-East Asia (tropical) | |||
| 0.93 | 0.9300 | Soerjanegara and Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editors), 1994. PROSEA 5(1): Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. | South-East Asia (tropical) |
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Statistic Summary of Wood Density (g/cm³)
- N
- 4
- Mean
- 1.0387
- Median
- 1.0250
- Mode
- -
- Stdv
- 0.1183
- Variance
- 0.0140
- Range
- [0.93, 1.1749999999999998]
- If the Moisture Content column is undefined, you may assume the value of 15%
- The statistic summary is based on data availability in the database, thus it may change upon the data collection updates