Biology:Pentacme siamensis

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Short description: Species of tree native to Southeast Asia

Pentacme siamensis
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Pentacme
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/PentacmeP. siamensis
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PentacmePentacme siamensis
(Miq.) Kurz[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Shorea siamensis var. tomentosa Wall.
  • Pentacme malayana King
  • Pentacme siamensis var. laevis Pierre
  • Pentacme siamensis var. mekongensis (Pierre ex Laness.) H.P.Guérin
  • A.DC. F.Heim
  • (Miq.) Smitinand (Craib) Smitinand
  • Pierre ex Laness. Miq.
  • (Craib) Smitinand Pierre
  • Vateria siamensis Pentacme tomentosa
  • Shorea mekongensis Shorea siamensis var. mekongensis
  • Shorea suavis (Miq.) Burck
  • Pentacme suavis Pentacme suavis var. obtusifolia
  • Pentacme suavis var. siamensis Pentacme suavis var. tomentosa
  • Craib Pierre ex Laness.
  • (Pierre ex Laness.) Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu (A.DC.) Pierre ex Laness.
  • Hopea suavis Shorea bracteata
  • Shorea siamensis Shorea tomentosa

Pentacme siamensis is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to most of mainland Southeast Asia.

Uses

In Cambodia, Pentacme siamensis (known in Khmer as រាំងភ្នំ – Raing Phnom)[3] is rare and most often seen near Buddhist pagodas and shrines. According to legend one of Buddha's incarnations was born under an P. siamensis tree and therefore it has a strong symbolic connection to Cambodia's Buddhist culture. The leaves of the tree are used in traditional Cambodian medicine as a tea for easing child birth.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Oldfield, S. & Barstow, M. (2023). "Shorea siamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T32307A212030006.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32307/212030006. Retrieved 29 January 2026. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pentacme siamensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321155-1. 
  3. ↑ "A pictured guide of forest trees in Cambodia I". p. 37. http://ffish.asia/pdfs/PicturedGuide_KgChhnang.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "types of trees we plant in Cambodia". tentree. 4 May 2015. https://www.tentree.com/blog/trees-plant-cambodia/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15582690 entry



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