ໄມ້ໂລງເລງຂາວ / White-wood Pine

Use
Income
Medicine
Oil Extract
Ornamental
Shelter
Resin / Latex
Scientific Name / Family
Dacrydium elatum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Hook. / Podocarpaceae
Synonyms
Corneria elata (Roxb.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan
Corneria pierrei (Hickel) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan
Dacrydium beccarii var. subelatum Corner
Dacrydium junghuhnii Miq.
Dacrydium pierrei Hickel
Juniperus elata Roxb.
Juniperus elatus Roxb.
Juniperus philippsiana Wall. ex Carrière
Other Names
Lao: Long len
Vietname: Hoàng đàn gi , Duong tùng, Duong liễu, Ba.nh tùng
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Botanical Description

Tree to 30 m tall and 1 m dbh, with straight bole and dome-shaped crown. Bark brown. Young leaves needle-like, relatively soft, spreading but curved forward, 1.0–1.4 cm long. Adult foliage shoots cord-like, 1–2 mm diameter, leaves in the form of imbricate triangular scales 1.0–1.5 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, sharply keeled outside. Pollen strobiles, apical, 4–8 mm long, 1.0–1.2 mm in diameter. Seed cones apical, solitary, forming 1 seed. Seeds dark glossy brown, 4.0–4.5 mm long, 3 mm in diameter. Pollination February–March, seeds October–November (Averyanov et al., 2014).

Description of Use

Wood with fine grain, resistant to bending and pressing. Used for construction, boat and ship making, cabinet work, furniture, and fine art articles. Essential oil distilled from the wood is used as medicine, especially to treat stomach ache.

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