Crudia curtisii

Taxobox
status = VU
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Crudia"
species = "C. curtisii"
binomial = "Crudia curtisii"
binomial_authority = Prain
synonyms ="Crudia glauca" Ridley

"Crudia curtisii" or also known as "Crudia glauca" is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Malaysia. The wood of trees of this genus in called "merbau kera", or "kempas rimau", or "jering tupai" in local language (depending on district/state).

This plant is threatened by habitat loss due to harvesting of the trees.

ource

* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/31544/all Crudia curtisii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/31542/summ IUCN threatened species]
* [http://woodwizard.mtc.com.my:8888/report.asp?AttrID=8&ItemID=223 Merbau Kera]
* [http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/WD/asps/DisplayDetail.asp?SpecID=905 Crudia curtisii.]