Numbered trees at Pang Soon


Tree Nr Botanical Name Family Use or Importance
1 Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight ex Arn. Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae firewood, birds visit flowers to drink nectar
2 Trevesia palmata (DC.) Vis. Araliaceae boiled inflorescences, especially when immature eaten my man
3 Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) A. DC. Fagaceae acorns edible (roasted), eaten (planted) by rodents etc. Firewood
4 Carpinus londoniana Wink. Betulaceae construction
5 Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. Sapindaceae firewood, animals eat fruit
6 Carpinus londoniana Wink. Betulaceae construction
7 Atalantia roxburghiana Hk. f. Rutaceae firewood, animals eat fruits. Formerly used in cremation ceremonies (smoke from the burning wood "helps" spirit rise to heaven)
8 Spondias axillaris Roxb. Anacardiaceae construction, animals eat fruits
9 Camellia sinensis (L.) O.K. var. assamica (Mast.) Kita. Theaceae miang - see page 6
10 Ficus auriculata Lour. Moraceae boiled figs eaten by man, animals eat figs, necessary for fig wasps
11 Alangium kurzii Craib Alangiaceae construction, firewood
12 Garcinia speciosa Wall. Guttiferae edible aril (man and animals), firewood, young leaves added to curries or eaten in salads
13 Toona ciliata M. Roem. Meliaceae construction
14 Ficus fistulosa Reinw. ex Bl. var. fistulosa Moraceae animals eat figs, necessary for fig wasps
15 Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Rob. var. glutinosa Lauraceae construction, firewood, smaller animals and larger birds eat fruit
16 Semecarpus cochinchinensis Engl. Anacardiaceae fruits edible, some people are allergic to various parts of this sumac-related species. Sap used as wood coating/polish
17 Ostodes paniculata Bl. Euphorbiaceae boiled sap used as medicine for muscle pains
18 Saurauia roxburghii Wall. Saurauialeae animals & birds eat fruit
19 Mucuna macrocarpa Wall. Leguminosae, Papilionoideae bark used to make rope. Seeds contains a chemical, now synthesized, used to relieve Parkinson's disease
20 Unidentified   firewood
21 Beilschmiedia aff. percoriacea Allen var. ciliata H.W.Li Lauraceae animals eat fruits
22 Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr. Leguminosae, Papilionoideae birds drink flower nectar. Wood used to make solid tubs for miang fermentation
23 Litsea salicifolia Nees ex Roxb. Lauraceae birds eat fruits, firewood
24 Ostodes paniculata Bl. Euphorbiaceae boiled sap used as medicine for muscle pains
25 Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack Rutaceae fresh branches & leaves boiled to produce liquid used to wash wounds
26 Prunus wallichii Steud. Rosaceae fruits eaten by man and birds, firewood
27 Morus macroura Miq. Moraceae animals & birds eat fruit, leaves fed to cows, sap used to prevent infection of wounds
28 Mitrephora vandaeflora Kurz Annonaceae young leaves eaten in salads, animals eat monocarps
29 Beilschmiedia aff. percoriacea Allen var. ciliata H.W.Li Lauraceae animals eat fruits
30 Pandanus ovatus Warb. Pandanaceae animals eat fruits
31 Polyalthia simiarum (Ham. ex Hk. f. & Th.) Bth. ex Hk. f. & Th. Annonaceae animals eat monocarps, firewood
32 Miliusa cuneata Craib Annonaceae animals eat monocarps
33 Garcinia speciosa Wall. Guttiferae edible aril (man and animals), firewood, young leaves added to curries or eaten in salads
34 Parkia leiophylla Kurz Leguminosae, Mimosoideae seeds eaten by man
35 Garcinia xanthochymus Hk. f. ex T.   And. Guttiferae edible aril (man and animals), firewood
36 Toona ciliata M. Roem. Meliaceae construction
37 Elaeocarpus stipularis Bl. Elaeocarpaceae fruits eaten by animals, firewood
38 Diospyros glandulosa Lace Ebenaceae fruits eaten by animals, firewood