Brownlowia emarginata

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Brownlowia emarginata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Brownlowia
Species:
B. emarginata
Binomial name
Brownlowia emarginata
Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 131 (1888) [1]

Brownlowia emarginata is a slightly climbing tree, a member of the family Malvaceae. It occurs in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. [2]

In southern Vietnam and Cambodia, B. emarginata, usually a "slightly climbing" tree, sometimes a long liana, occurs in deciduous dense forests. [3] This treelet is found frequently as an understorey species in the Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest (canopy dominated by 5 Dipterocarpaceae species) occurring in small areas in the Phnom Kulen National Park, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. [4] It is recorded from Khong District in Champasak Province, southwestern Laos. [5]

The leaves of the tree are non-peltate, in common with only 14 other Brownlowia species in Southeast Asia. [6]

One of the vernacular names by which the plant is known is ach' sat' (Khmer, ="bird droppings", alluding to shape of the fruit), [3] or archsatt. [4]

The wood, reddish in colour, is valued highly for rafters, pillars, tool handles and other building uses in Cambodia. [3] Charcoal made from the wood is excellent.

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References

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  2. "Brownlowia emarginata Pierre". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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