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Taxon:  Intsia palembanica Miq.



Summary
Genus:
Intsia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Detarieae
Nomen number:
20115
Place of publication:
Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste bijv. 189. 1861
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Afzelia palembanica (Miq.) Baker

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Afzelia bakeri Prain
Intsia acuminata auct.
Intsia bakeri (Prain) Prain
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. The Leguminosae. A source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. 1981
  3. Hou, D. 1994. Studies in Malesian Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae). I. The genera Acrocarpus, Afzelia, Copaifera, and Intsia. Blumea 38:322.
  4. Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
  5. Meijer Drees, E. 1938. The genera Intsia and Pahudia (Legum.) in the Netherlands Indies. Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 16:92.
  6. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  7. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. Flora of Thailand. 1970-
  8. Soerianegara, I. & R. H. M. J. Lemmens, eds. 1993. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 5(1):269-270.
  9. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948-
  10. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
  11. Whitmore, T. C., ed. Tree flora of Malaya. 1972-
Common names
English
Borneo-teak –
merbau –
Swedish
ipil –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaIrian Jaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMoluccas 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalNorth Indian OceanIndiaAndaman and Nicobar 
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Celebes, Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Moluccas, Sumatra], Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
  • NORTH INDIAN OCEAN: India [Andaman and Nicobar]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswood Soerianegara, I. & R. H. M. J. Lemmens, eds. 1993. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 5(1):269-270.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20115. Accessed 17 December 2025.

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