''Dalbergia parviflora''
is a species of
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
found in South East Asia. Its name is in
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
and Indonesian, in Thai,
and in
Vietnamese it is (''i.e.'' "small flowers" as in the scientific name).
The heartwood of the plant is
lakawood, an aromatic wood used for incense.
The genus ''
Dalbergia'' is placed in the subfamily
Faboideae and tribe
Dalbergieae; no subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
.
References
[Bentham G (1860) ''J.Proc.Linn.Soc.,Bot.4(suppl.):1-134 Synopsis...Dalbergieae'']
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.]
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15531989, from2=Q15531876
parviflora
Flora of Indo-China