- Afzelia xylocarpa
Taxobox
name = "Afzelia xylocarpa"
status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
image_caption =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Caesalpinioideae
tribus =Detarieae
genus = "Afzelia "
species = "A. xylocarpa"
binomial = "Afzelia xylocarpa"
binomial_authority ="Afzelia xylocarpa" is a tree from
Southeast Asia . It grows in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma in deciduous forests. It can reach 30 meters tall with a trunk up to 2 meters in diameter in a mature specimen. The tree is known as "beng" in Cambodia. An alternative Latin name is "Pahudia cochinchinensis".The seeds are harvested for medicinal purposes. The seed pulp can be used to make cigarettes and the bark and seed are used for herbal medicine. The highly-figured lumber is often sold as Afzelia Xylay. The wood is used for ornamental woodturning, pens, knife handles, carvings, and musical instruments.
External links
* [http://www.dfsc.dk/pdf/Seedleaflets/Afzelia%20xylocarpa.pdf Seed leaflet (pdf)]
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