Eusideroxylon zwageri(EUDZW)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: EUDZW
- Preferred name: Eusideroxylon zwageri
- Authority: Teijsmann & Binnendijk
Malesia (Sumatra, Borneo). Official tree of Sarawak. The tree is very slow-growing, and its wood is extremely hard. It is used for various traditional purposes, e.g. construction of "long-houses". It has been massively over-exploited commercially, and the remaining trees are protected
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Bihania borneensis | Meisner |
| Eusideroxylon borneense | Fernández-Villar |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Borneo billian | English |
| Borneo ironwood | English |
| iron man tree | English |
| ulin | English |
| südostasiatischer Eisenholzbaum | German |
| bilian | French |
| palo amarillo | Spanish |
| pau-ferro-de-Bornéu | Portuguese |
| bilian | Indonesian |
| teijam | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Magnoliids (
1MAGD )
Order
Laurales (
1LAUO )
Family
Lauraceae (
1LAUF )
Genus
Eusideroxylon (
1EUDG )
Species
Eusideroxylon zwageri (
EUDZW )