Gluta cambodiana explained

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.

Description, habitat, distribution

The species grows as a shrub or a small tree, some 4-10m tall, in secondary formations of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.^[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.^[2]

Vernacular names, use

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.^[1] The sap of the plant is an alternative source of lacquer.^[3]

History

The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre published the taxa in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1897.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pauline Dy Phon . Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge . 2000 . Imprimerie Olympic . Phnom Penh . 14, 15 . Pauline Dy Phon .
2. Kenzo . Tanaka . Sano . Makoto . Yoneda . Reiji . Chann . Sophal . Comparison of wood density and water content between dry evergreen and dry deciduous forest trees in central Cambodia . Japan Agricultural Research Q . 2017 . 51 . 4 . 363–74 . 10.6090/jarq.51.363 . 8 January 2021. free .
3. Eiadthong . Wichan . Genetic Diversity of Gluta lacquer Clones in Northeastern Thailand Using by Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) markers . Current Trends in Forest Research . 2018 . 115 . 8 January 2021.
4. Web site: Gluta cambodianum Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 282 (1893). . International Plant Name Index (IPNI) . The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 7 January 2021.
5. Book: Flore forestière de la Cochinchine . Biodiversity Heritage Library . 1880 . Biodiversity Library . 8 January 2021.