List of trees of Cambodia


The following 'List of Tree Species' in Cambodia has been based on one prepared in 2004 with the support of DANIDA project; the original document gives Khmer names for species shown here.
GenusSpeciesFamilyComments
AcaciaAcacia auriculiformisMimosaceaeassumed correct
AcaciaAcacia farnesianaMimosaceaeassumed correct
Acacia ?Senegalia intsiaFabaceae: Mimosoideaewas listed here as "Acacia intsii"
AdinaAdina cordifoliaRubiaceaeassumed correct
AegleAegle marmelosRutaceaeassumed correct
AfzeliaAfzelia bijugaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
AfzeliaAfzelia xylocarpaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaevaluable timber sp.
AglaiaAglaia spectabilisMeliaceaeListed under synonym: A. gigantea
AglaiaAglaia odorataMeliaceaeassumed correct
AlbiziaAlbizia lebbekMimosaceaeassumed correct
AlbiziaAlbizia myriophyllaMimosaceaeassumed correct
AmomumAmomum krevanhZingiberaceaeSp. not in WP list: this refers to a flower
"Anacardiac spondias"Anacardiaceae ?refers to Spondias = svay chanti?
AnacardiumAnacardium occidentaleAnacardiaceaeis cashew
AncistrocladusAncistrocladus harmandiiAncistrocladaceaeassumed correct
AnisopteraAnisoptera costataDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
AnogeissusAnogeissus acuminataCombretaceaes. corr.
AntidesmaAntidesma cochinchinensisPhyllanthaceaeassumed correct
AporosaAporosa filicifoliaPhyllanthaceaeWas placed in Euphorbiaceae
AquilariaAquilaria crassnaThymelaeaceaeassumed correct
ArdisiaArdisia helferianaMyrsinaceaesp. not listed in En WP
ArtocarpusArtocarpus rigidusMoraceaeassumed correct
ArtocarpusArtocarpus samporMoraceaesp. not listed in En WP
AtalantiaAtalantia citroidesRutaceaesp. yet to be included in En WP
AvicenniaAvicennia officinalisVerbenaceaes. corr.: is the Indian Mangrove
AzadirachtaAzadirachta indicaMeliaceaeis the Indian neem tree
BaccaureaBaccaurea ramifloraPhyllanthaceaeWas placed in Euphorbiaceae
BambusaBambusa arundinaceaPoaceaeassumed correct
BarringtoniaBarringtonia acutangulaLecythidaceaeassumed correct
BauhiniaBauhinia acuminataFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
BauhiniaBauhinia pullaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
BoerhaviaBoerhavia chinensisNyctaginaceaeassumed correct
BombaxBombax ceibaMalvaceae: BombacoideaeWas listed as Bombacaceae
BorassusBorassus flabelliferArecaceaeNot on Danida list
BoueaBouea oppositifoliaAnacardiaceaegenus to be included in En WP
BreyniaBreynia rhamnoidesPhyllanthaceaeWas placed in Euphorbiaceae
BruguieraBruguiera sexangulaRhizophoraceaeassumed correct
ButeaButea monospermaFabaceae: Faboideaeassumed correct
CalamusCalamus spp.Arecaceaealmost certainly a number of rattan spp., which are lianas
CalophyllumCalophyllum calabaGuttiferaeassumed correct
CalophyllumCalophyllum dryobalanoidesGuttiferaeassumed correct
CalophyllumCalophyllum inophyllumGuttiferaeassumed correct
CanangaCananga latifoliaAnnonaceaeassumed correct
CanariumCanarium pimelaBurseraceaeassumed correct
CapparisCapparis micracanthaCapparidaceaeassumed correct
CaralliaCarallia brachiataRhizophoraceaeassumed correct
CardiospermumCardiospermum halicacabumSapindaceaeassumed correct
CareyaCareya arboreaLecythidaceaeassumed correct
CarissaCarissa cochinchinensisApocynaceaes. corr.
CassiaCassia garettianaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
CassiaCassia javanicaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
CassiaCassia siamensisFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
CasuarinaCasuarina equisetifoliaCasuarinaceaeassumed correct
CeriopsCeriops decandraRhizophoraceaeassumed correct
ChukrasiaChukrasia tabularisMeliaceaegenus appears to be monotypic
CinnamomumCinnamomum cambodianumLauraceaeassumed correct
CinnamomumCinnamomum cassiaLauraceaeassumed correct
CinnamomumCinnamomum polydelphumLauraceaeassumed correct
CombretumCombretum quadrangulareCombretaceaeassumed correct
CratoxylumCratoxylum formosumHypericaceaeassumed correct
CrudiaCrudia chrysanthaFabaceae: Detarioideaeassumed correct
CrypteroniaCrypteronia paniculataCrypteroniaceaeassumed correct
CynometraCynometra ramifloraFabaceae: Detarioideaeassumed correct
DacrydiumDacrydium elatumPodocarpaceaeassumed correct
DalbergiaDalbergia bariensisFabaceae: Faboideaevery valuable timber sp.
DalbergiaDalbergia cambodianaFabaceae: FaboideaeNot on Danida list;
DalbergiaDalbergia cochinchinensisFabaceae: Faboideaevery valuable timber sp.
DalbergiaDalbergia nigrescensFabaceae: Faboideaeassumed correct
DasymaschalonDasymaschalon lomentaceumAnnonaceaegenus to be included in En WP
DehaasiaDehaasia cuneataLauraceaeassumed correct
DelonixDelonix regiaFabaceae: CaesalpinioideaeIntroduced
DialiumDialium cochinchinensisFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
DilleniaDillenia ovataDilleniaceaeassumed correct
DimocarpusDimocarpus longan subsp. malesianus Leenh.Sapindaceae"Euphoria cambodiana" Lecomte is a synonym for the longan
DioscoreaDioscorea hispidaDioscoreaceaeprobably a liana?
DiospyrosDiospyros bejaudiEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros buxifoliaEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros crumenataEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros mollisEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros nitidaEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros pilosantheraEbenaceaeassumed correct
DiospyrosDiospyros sylvaticaEbenaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus alatusDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus costatusDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus intricatusDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus obtusifoliusDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus retususDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DipterocarpusDipterocarpus tuberculatusDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
DracaenaDracaena cambodianaAsparagaceaeFormerly Agavaceae
DysoxylumDysoxylum loureiriMeliaceaeassumed correct
ElaeisElaeis guineensisArecaceaeis oil palm: introduced
EucalyptusEucalyptus camaldulensisMyrtaceaeassumed correct
EugeniaEugenia malaccenseMyrtaceaesp. not listed in En WP
FagraeaFagraea fragransLoganiaceaeassumed correct
FibraureaFibraurea tinctoriaMenispermaceaegenus to be included in En WP
GarciniaGarcinia ferreaGuttiferaesp. not listed in En WP
GarciniaGarcinia hanburyiGuttiferaeassumed correct
GarciniaGarcinia merguensisGuttiferaesp. not listed in En WP
GarciniaGarcinia schomburgkianaGuttiferaesp. yet to be included in En WP
GardeniaGardenia angkoriensisRubiaceaesp. yet to be included in En WP
GardeniaGardenia cambodianaRubiaceaesp. yet to be included in En WP
Gluta Gluta lacciferaAnacardiaceaeoriginal s. corr. to "Melanorrhoea laccifera"; also listed under Gluta
GrewiaGrewia asiaticaMalvaceae: Grewioideae
Heritiera Heritiera javanicaMalvaceae: Sterculioideaewas listed as Sterculiaceae; listed as "Terrietia javanica": Tarrietia is a synonym.
HomaliumHomalium brevidensSalicaceaePreviously placed in the defunct "Flacourtiaceae"; sp. not listed in En WP
HomaliumHomalium tomensosumSalicaceaeditto
HopeaHopea ferreaDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
HopeaHopea helferiDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
HopeaHopea latifoliaDipterocarpaceaeNot on Danida list
HopeaHopea pedicellataDipterocarpaceaeNot on Danida list
HopeaHopea odorataDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
HopeaHopea pierreiDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
HydnocarpusHydnocarpus annamensisAchariaceaePreviously placed in defunct "Flacourtiaceae"
HymenocardiaHymenocardia wallichiiPhyllanthaceaeWas placed in Euphorbiaceae
IrvingiaIrvingia malayanaSimaroubaceaeassumed correct
KhayaKhaya senegalensisMeliaceaeassumed correct
KnemaKnema globulariaMyristicaceaeassumed correct
LagerstroemiaLagerstroemia calyculataLythraceaeassumed correct
LagerstroemiaLagerstroemia floribundaLythraceaeassumed correct
LeucaenaLeucaena leucocephalaFabaceae: Mimosoideaes. corr.: this may be an invasive species
LitchiLitchi chinensisSapindaceaeis the lychee
LithocarpusLithocarpus elegansFagaceaeassumed correct
LitseaLitsea pierreiLauraceaeassumed correct
MadhucaMadhuca ellipticaSapotaceaeassumed correct
Mammea Mammea siamensisCalophyllaceaelisted as Ochrocarpus siamensis : Guttiferae
MangiferaMangifera flavaAnacardiaceaeNot on Danida list
MangiferaMangifera indicaAnacardiaceaeListed as "Anacardiac mangifera" = pon ormbork is mango
MangiferaMangifera sylvaticaAnacardiaceaeNot on Danida list
ManilkaraManilkara hexandraSapotaceaeassumed correct
MarkhamiaMarkhamia stipulataBignoniaceaeListed as "M. stipulacea"
MelaleucaMelaleuca leucadendraMyrtaceaeassumed correct
MemecylonMemecylon floridum??Melastomaceaechanged from "Memecylon floribundum" which is not listed
MesuaMesua ferreaGuttiferaeassumed correct
MillingtoniaMillingtonia hortensisBignoniaceaeassumed correct
MoringaMoringa oleiferaMoringaceaeassumed correct
MucunaMucuna pruriensFabaceae: Faboideaeliana sp.
NepheliumNephelium hypoleucumSapindaceaeassumed correct
OchnaOchna harmandiiOchnaceaeassumed correct
ParinariParinari anamensis HanceChrysobalanaceaeNot on Danida list
PeltophorumPeltophorum dasyrrhachisFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
PeltophorumPeltophorum ferrugineumFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeassumed correct
PentapetesPentapetes phoenicaMalvaceae: Dombeyoideaewas listed as Sterculiaceae; this herb is in a monotypic genus, yet to be included in En WP
PhyllanthusPhyllanthus amarusPhyllanthaceaes. corr. & was placed in the Euphorbiaceae
PhyllanthusPhyllanthus emblicaPhyllanthaceae- ditto - this is kantout prei, an edible fruit.
PinusPinus latteriPinaceaeassumed correct
PodocarpusPodocarpus neriifoliusPodocarpaceaeassumed correct
PolyalthiaPolyalthia cerasoidesAnnonaceaeassumed correct
PsychotriaPsychotria revesiiRubiaceaeassumed correct
PterocarpusPterocarpus macrocarpusFabaceae: Faboideaeassumed correct
PterocymbiumPterocymbium tinctoriumMalvaceae: Sterculioideaewas listed as Sterculiaceae
RhizophoraRhizophora mucronataRhizophoraceaeassumed correct
RhodomyrtusRhodomyrtus tomantosaMyrtaceaeassumed correct
SandoricumSandoricum indicumMeliaceaeassumed correct
SchleicheraSchleichera oleosaSapindaceaes. corr.
SesbaniaSesbania grandifloraFabaceae: Faboideaeassumed correct
ShoreaShorea roxburghiiDipterocarpaceaelisted as S. cochinchinensis
ShoreaShorea farinosaDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
ShoreaShorea obtusaDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
ShoreaShorea siamensisDipterocarpaceaeNot on Danida list
ShoreaShorea vulgarisDipterocarpaceaename unresolved
SindoraSindora siamensisFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaelisted as S. cochinchinensis
SindoraSindora tonkinensisFabaceae: CaesalpinioideaeNot on Danida list
SpondiasSpondias pinnataAnacardiaceaeassumed correct
StephaniaStephania rotundaMenispermaceaes. corr.
SterculiaSterculia foetidaMalvaceae: Sterculioideaewas listed as Sterculiaceae
SterculiaSterculia parvifloraMalvaceae: Sterculioideaeditto
StereospermumStereospermum chelonoidesBignoniaceaeassumed correct
StereospermumStereospermum cylindricumBignoniaceaeassumed correct
StrychnosStrychnos nux-vomicaLoganiaceaeassumed correct
SwieteniaSwietenia macrophyllaMeliaceaeassumed correct
SwintoniaSwintonia pierreiAnacardiaceaeassumed correct
TamarindusTamarindus indicaFabaceae: Caesalpinioideaeis tamarind
TectonaTectona grandisVerbenaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia bialataCombretaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia cambodianaCombretaceaename unresolved
TerminaliaTerminalia catappaCombretaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia chebulaCombretaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia corticosaCombretaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia tomentosaCombretaceaeassumed correct
TerminaliaTerminalia tripteraCombretaceaeassumed correct
TetramelesTetrameles nudifloraTetramelaceaeincludes famous spung tree growing through Ta Prohm
ToonaToona sureniMeliaceaeassumed correct
TristaniaTristania merguensisMyrtaceaeassumed correct
VaticaVatica odorataDipterocarpaceaeassumed correct
VaticaVatica philastraenaDipterocarpaceaes. corr.
VitexVitex pinnataVerbenaceaeassumed correct
WrightiaWrightia religiosaApocynaceaeassumed correct
XyliaXylia xylocarpaFabaceae: MimosoideaeListed as X. dolabriformis
XylopiaXylopia pierreiAnnonaceaeNot on Danida list