Gluta cambodiana

Gluta cambodiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Gluta
Species:	G. cambodiana
Binomial name
Gluta cambodiana Pierre[1]

Gluta cambodiana is a shrub/small tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It occurs in parts of Mainland Southeast Asia. Its wood is used for pickets and fuel.

Description, habitat, distribution

The species grows as a shrub or a small tree, some 4-10m tall, in secondary formations of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.[2][1] In central Cambodia, it occurs in the understorey of dry deciduous forest, and has an average wood density of 0.635g/cm^3, and a water content of 0.378g/cm^3.[3]

Vernacular names, use

In Khmer the taxa is known as kânh chhrôôl, its trunk is often used in Cambodia for pickets, while its twigs are used for firewood.[2] The sap of the plant is an alternative source of lacquer.[4]

History

The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre published the taxa in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1897.[5][1][6]

Further reading

• Chayamarit, K. (2010). Flora of Thailand 10(3): 265–329. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
• Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1–915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1–40325.
• Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1–394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

References

1. "Gluta cambodiana Pierre". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15.
3. Kenzo, Tanaka; Sano, Makoto; Yoneda, Reiji; Chann, Sophal (2017). "Comparison of wood density and water content between dry evergreen and dry deciduous forest trees in central Cambodia". Japan Agricultural Research Q. 51 (4): 363–74. doi:10.6090/jarq.51.363. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. Eiadthong, Wichan (2018). "Genetic Diversity of Gluta lacquer Clones in Northeastern Thailand Using by Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) markers" (PDF). Current Trends in Forest Research. 115. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
5. "Gluta cambodianum Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 282 (1893)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
6. Flore forestière de la Cochinchine. Biodiversity Library. 1880. Retrieved 8 January 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)