PEUNDEUY – KEDAUNG ( Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr.)

420. PEUNDEUY – KEDAUNG ( Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr.)

Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Sumatra: alai; Javanese: kedawung; Malaysia: kedaung, kupang, petai kerayong; the Philippines: kupang, amarang; Myanmar:
mai-karien; Thailand: kariang, rian.

Geographical distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the
Malesian region
Uses: for temporary light construction, carpentry, furniture, cabinet making,
moulding, interior finishing, boxes and paper. Also used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: tree, exotic plant, cultivated

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