Jelutong (Dyera costulata)
Dyera costulata is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia, prized for its jelutong latex, a historical chewing gum base. Its pale, lightweight timber is also.
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Synonyms
Alstonia costulata Miq.
Alstonia eximia Miq.
Alstonia grandifolia Miq.
Dyera laxiflora Hook.f.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderGentianales
- familyApocynaceae
- genusDyera
- speciesDyera costulata