Chisocheton Cumingianus

Chisocheton cumingianus
	Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Chisocheton
Species:	C. cumingianus
Binomial name
	Chisocheton cumingianus; (C.DC.) Harms
Subspecies
	C. cumingianus subsp. balansae; C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis
Synonyms
	Chisocheton amboinensis Valeton; Chisocheton morobeanus Harms; Chisocheton torricelliensis Harms; Dasycoleum cumingianum C.DC.; Didymocheton multijugum (Seem.) Harms; Dysoxylum multijugum Arn.;

Short description: Species of tree

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) altitude. C. cumingianus is found from India and tropical China through Indochina and throughout Malaysia.^[2] 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.^[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognised:^[1] C. cumingianus subsp. balansae and C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis.

C. cumingianus subsp. balansae: This subspecies occurs on the Asian mainland.
C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis: This subspecies is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah. It grows as a large tree. The inflorescences are borne on the bole and are often very close to the ground.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2718906. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. et al.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
↑ Orosa, Rosalinda L.. "Tree of the month (part2) Balukanag (Chisocheton cumingianus)". https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2012/12/24/889513/tree-month-part2-balukanag-chisocheton-cumingianus. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

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[TPL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2718906. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[TFSS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. et al.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[3] Orosa, Rosalinda L.. "Tree of the month (part2) Balukanag (Chisocheton cumingianus)". https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2012/12/24/889513/tree-month-part2-balukanag-chisocheton-cumingianus. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

Chisocheton cumingianus

Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Chisocheton
Species:	C. cumingianus
Binomial name
*Chisocheton cumingianus* (C.DC.) Harms^[1]
Subspecies
C. cumingianus subsp. balansae C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis
Synonyms^[1]
Chisocheton amboinensis Valeton Chisocheton morobeanus Harms Chisocheton torricelliensis Harms Dasycoleum cumingianum C.DC. Didymocheton multijugum (Seem.) Harms Dysoxylum multijugum Arn.