''Pterocymbium tinctorium'' is a

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tree species in the family

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, subfamily

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(previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). In

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, it is known as ''dực nang nhuộm''. In

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, it is called ''kelumbuk'', where it is a significant timber tree growing to about 25 m high. In Cambodia, it is called Chan Tumpaing (ចាន់ទំពាំង). In the Philippines it is called ''malasapsap''.

Subspecies

The

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lists the following: * ''P. tinctorium'' var. ''glabrifolium'' (Kurz) Thoth. -

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and Nicobar islands * ''P. tinctorium'' var. ''javanicum'' (R. Br.) Kosterm. -

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Gallery

File:Pterocymbium tinctorium 01.JPG File:Pterocymbium tinctorium 02.JPG File:Pterocymbium tinctorium 06.JPG File:Pterocymbium tinctorium seeds.jpg The pictures above show the trunk and canopy of ''P. tinctorium'' at the end of the dry season.

References

Merrill ED (1905) ''In: Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bur. Bull. 27: 24'' Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q17580763 Sterculioideae Flora of tropical Asia Taxa named by Francisco Manuel Blanco