Specimen height : About 25 meters
Habitats : Riverine and limestone forests, secondary forests
Local name : Kupang
Botanical name : Parkia timoriana
Family : Fabaceae - Mimosoideae
Traits : Buttressed; Emergent tree; Drought tolerant; Fast growing; Large tree; Low to medium altitude tree; Nitrogen-fixing; Semi-deciduous to Evergreen; Shade tolerant; Tolerant of infertile soil
Recommendations : Boundary marker; Erosion control; Fallow improvement; Farms; Fodder tree; Landscaping; Large avenues; Large gardens; Living fence; Ornamental tree; Paper and pulp tree plantations; Pioneer species for reforestation purposes; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber belt; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak
Used for : Fruits reportedly edible and can be eaten raw or cooked; Leaves, root, bark and seeds have uses in traditional medicine; Cut and carry fodder; Firewood and charcoal
Native range : India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines
National conservation status : Not threatened
Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use; Forestry logging
(Note : Literatures claim this is synonymous to Parkia javanica)
Further readings :
ASEAN Tropical Plant Database http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/html/print.jsp?rno=145
Parkia javanica http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/pdf/k/kupang.pdf
Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo)
Tropical & Subtropical Trees (M. Barwick)