MANDALAKSA ( Platea excelsa Blume )

MANDALAKSA
Platea excelsa Blume

Icacinaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Batak-Sumatra: balunan; Javanese: gempel;
the Philippines: kalisan, kaliso
Geographical distribution: throughout the Malesian region, east to the
Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain)
Uses: locally for house construction
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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