Chisocheton cumingianus

Chisocheton cumingianus
Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Chisocheton
Species:
C. cumingianus
Binomial name
Chisocheton cumingianus
Subspecies
Synonyms[3]
  • Dasycoleum cumingianum C.DC.

Chisocheton cumingianus is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The tree is named for the English naturalist Hugh Cuming. Habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) elevation. C. cumingianus is found from India and tropical China through Indochina and throughout Malaysia.[4] In the Philippines, the seeds of C. cumingianus (known locally as balukanag) are used to make a non-drying oil either for traditional medicine or as fuel for oil lamps.[5]

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Chisocheton cumingianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145791124A145791126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145791124A145791126.en. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TPL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TFSS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Orosa, Rosalinda L. "Tree of the month (part2) Balukanag (Chisocheton cumingianus)". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 17 June 2018.