Chisocheton cumingianus
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Fruits of Chisocheton paniculatus.JPG
| image_caption = Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Chisocheton
| species = cumingianus
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
- C. cumingianus subsp. balansae (C.DC.) Mabb.
- C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus
- C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis (Merr.) Mabb.
| synonyms =
- Dasycoleum cumingianum {{Au|C.DC.}}
| synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577849-1 Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms]. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 5 April 2023.
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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 {{convert|1300|m|-2}} elevation. C. cumingianus is found from India and tropical China through Indochina and throughout Malaysia. 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.{{cite web |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda L. |title=Tree of the month (part2) Balukanag (Chisocheton cumingianus) |url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2012/12/24/889513/tree-month-part2-balukanag-chisocheton-cumingianus |website=PhilStar Global |accessdate=17 June 2018}}
Subspecies
Three subspecies are currently recognised: C. cumingianus subsp. balansae, C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus, and C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis.
;C. cumingianus subsp. balansae: This subspecies occurs on the Asian mainland.
;C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus: This subspecies is native to Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
;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.
References
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{{Cite web | title = Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2718906 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 10 February 2014}}
{{Cite book | last1 = Mabberley | first1 = David J. | last2 = Sing | first2 = Anne M. | date = March 2007 | contribution = Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | editor4-last = Kiew | editor4-first = Ruth | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 6 | pages = 121–123 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 978-983-2181-89-7 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 10 February 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}
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Category:Flora of tropical Asia
Category:Plants described in 1878
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