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Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfewfo-0000656361

Philip. J. Sc. Bot. 3: 108. 1908; Ding Hou, Blumea 24: 6. 1978; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8: 470; Kochummen, Tree Fl. Malaya 4: 20. 1989; Chayamarit, Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 22: 24. 1994; T.Ming & A.Barfod in W.Zhengyi, P.H.Raven & H.Deyuan, Fl. China 11: 341. 2008.— Paliurus dao Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 174. 1837. Fig. 8; Plate XXXV: 1.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree, 25–40 m high; often with large buttresses; bark brownish-grey, slash reddish; young parts tawny or reddish tomentose or pubescent. Leaflets 12–20 per side, opposite or alternate, ovate-oblong, 4.5–20 by 2.5–10 cm, apex acuminate, base oblique, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, pale pink when young, pubescent on lower surface, along the nerves, lateral nerves 9–12 per side, prominent beneath, venation reticulate. Panicles much-branched. Flower greenish-white; calyx lobes broadly ovate, 4–5 by 3 mm, pubescent; petals oblanceolate or linear oblong, obtuse, 8–10 by 2 mm; disc puberulous, ca 2.5 mm diam.; filaments slender, 5–7 mm long, anthers oblong sagittate; ovary ovoid, 3–3.5 by 2–3 mm. Drupe globose, ca 2.5 cm diam., yellow when ripe.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Suthep, Siriphum Falls); NORTH-EASTERN: Loei (Phu Kradueng); SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao); PENINSULAR: Surat Thani (Ko Po); Nakhon Si Thammarat (Sao Pao), Songkhla (Bang Pien), Satun (Tarutao), Phuket (Khao Phra Thaeo).

Distribution : India, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Malesia.

Ecology : In evergreen forests by streams, up to 400 m alt.

Vernacular : Ka-kho (กะโค), ko (โค), sang-kuan (ซังกวน), sa-kuan (สะกวน)(Malay Pattani); taku (ตะกู), tako (ตะโก), saentalom (แสนตาล้อม)(Chiang Rai); prachao ha phra ong (พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์)(Chiang Mai).