ໄມ້ແຕ້ຮໍ້ / Tea Hor Tree
APA 6th ed. ໄມ້ແຕ້ຮໍ້ / Mai Tea Nam. (2019, May 27). Retrieved from https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000223
MLA 8th ed. ໄມ້ແຕ້ຮໍ້ / Mai Tea Nam. Pha Khao Lao, 27 May 2019, https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000223.
Chicago 17th ed. Pha Khao Lao. 2019. "ໄມ້ແຕ້ຮໍ້ / Mai Tea Nam." Published May 27, 2019. https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000223.
Galedupa siamensis (Teijsm.) Prain
Sindora cochinchinensis Baill.
Sindora siamensis var. siamensis
Sindora wallichii var. siamensis (Teijsm.) Baker
Cambodia: krâkâh'
Laos: têtê 'hoho
Thailand: makha-tae (general), makha-nam (central), makha-yum (northern)
Vietnamese name is gụ mật
Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 25 m tall. Bole straight, bark dark brown, smooth or slightly fissured. Twigs terete, glabrous. Exudate resinous on fruits. Leaves compound, paripinnate, alternate and spiral, leaflets ovate to elliptic, 2-3 pairs, apex acuminate to rounded, base rounded, margin entire. Midrib flat above, secondary veins oblique, widely parallel, tertiary veins reticulate. Lowest pair of veins with 2 small glands.
Stipules curved, falling off early. Flowers arranged in a many-flowered inflorescence, terminal, or in the upper axils, bisexual, pedicels longer than 0.5 cm. Fruit up to 8 cm long, woody, flat, pod spiny, with resin drops at the curved tips. Seed(s) 1-3. (from http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/s/sinsi/sinsi_en.html)
The timber is used for planking, poles, joinery, furniture and construction work and also as firewood. The bark is used for partition walls in Thailand, the wood-oil for caulking boats, and the aril of the seed is sometimes used as a substitute for betel. The fruits are edible and are chewed as a masticatory, sometimes together with betel nut or sometimes as a substitute. The roasted seeds are used to make a tealike drink and is part of some desserts. The bark is a source of tannins and can be used for dying and preserving fish nets. the bark is used to partition walls. A wood-oil (resin?) is obtained from the tree. It is used for caulking boats. The heartwood is brown or reddish-brown with dark brown or black streaks; the sapwood grey-brown or light brown. The texture is moderate fine and even. The wood is light to moderately heavy, soft to moderately hard, compact, resistant to the attacks of termites and insects. It is easy to work. It develops a beautiful appearance when it has been used for a long time. It is used for planking, construction posts, frame work, furniture, ship building etc.The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal.