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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Gluta |
| Species: | G. cambodiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Gluta cambodiana | |
Description, habitat, distribution edit
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/cm3, and a water content of 0.378g/cm3.[3]
Vernacular names, use edit
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 edit
The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre published the taxa in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1897.[5][1][6]
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b c "Gluta cambodiana Pierre". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gluta cambodianum Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 282 (1893)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Flore forestière de la Cochinchine. Biodiversity Library. 1880. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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