Brownlowia emarginata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Brownlowia |
Species: | B. emarginata
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Binomial name | |
Brownlowia emarginata |
Brownlowia emarginata is a slightly climbing tree, a member of the family Malvaceae. It occurs in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. [2]
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.
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