ໄມ້ຂ້າມປ້ອມດົງ / King-wood Pine

Use
Income
Oil Extract
Shelter
Scientific Name / Family
Nageia fleuryi (Hickel) de Laub. / Podocarpaceae
Synonyms
Decussocarpus fleuryi (Hickel) de Laub.
Podocarpus fleuryi Hickel
Other Names
Chinese: 长叶竹柏 [chang ye zhu bai]
Vietnam: Kim giao, Kim giao núi, Báng súng
Lao: Kham-pom Dong
Conservation Status
Near Threatened
Botanical Description

Dioecious tree 15–25 m tall and 0.7 m dbh with broad conical crown. Leaves glossy dark green, coriaceous, shortly petiolate, elliptic, shortly acuminate, 8–18 cm long, 3–5 cm wide, with stomatal lines on abaxial surface. Pollen strobiles 3–5, axillary, sessile, cylindric, 1.5–3.0 cm long. Microsporophylls triangular. Seed-bearing structures axillary, peduncle 2.0–2.8 cm long; only 1 ovule maturing. Receptacle absent. Seed globular, olive green, 1.5–1.8 cm in diameter. Pollination March–April, seeds October–November. (Averyanov et al. 2014)

Description of Use

Wood white with fine texture, resistant to termites and insects. Used for cabinetwork, furniture, fine art articles, and chopsticks. Leaves used as medicine to cure cough. The shape of the tree is beautiful, used as an ornamental in parks, along avenues and at pagodas and temples

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