Brownlowia emarginata

Brownlowia emarginata is a slightly climbing tree, a member of the family Malvaceae. It occurs in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.[2]

Brownlowia emarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brownlowia
Species:
B. emarginata
Binomial name
Brownlowia emarginata
Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 131 (1888)[1]

In southern Vietnam and Cambodia, B. emarginata, usually a "slightly climbing" tree, sometimes a long liana, occurs in deciduous dense forests.[3] This treelet is found frequently as an understorey species in the Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest (canopy dominated by 5 Dipterocarpaceae species) occurring in small areas in the Phnom Kulen National Park, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.[4] It is recorded from Khong District in Champasak Province, southwestern Laos.[5]

The leaves of the tree are non-peltate, in common with only 14 other Brownlowia species in Southeast Asia.[6]

One of the vernacular names by which the plant is known is ach' sat' (Khmer, ="bird droppings", alluding to shape of the fruit),[3] or archsatt.[4]

The wood, reddish in colour, is valued highly for rafters, pillars, tool handles and other building uses in Cambodia.[3] Charcoal made from the wood is excellent.

References
  1. "Brownlowia emarginata Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 131 (1888)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Brownlowia emarginata Pierre". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 121.
  4. Hayes, Benjamin, & others. "A Biodiversity Assessment of Phnom Kulen National Park, with Recommendations for Management. 2013" (PDF). The Rufford Foundation. Integrated Solutions Asia Cooperation. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. Newman, M.; Thomas, P.; Soulivanh Lanorsavanh; Sounthone Ketphanh; Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa; Vichith Lamxay (2007). "New records of angiosperms and pteridophytes in the flora of Laos". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 64 (2): 225–51. doi:10.1017/S0960428607000923. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. Chung, R.C.K.; Soepadmo, E. (2017). "Brownlowia latifiana (Malvaceae-Brownlowioideae), a new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia". Phytotaxa. 298 (2): 134–46. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.298.2.3. Retrieved 19 April 2020.


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