1.

Common name : Kayu Manis Hutan/Medang Teja

ScientiIic name : Cinnamomum iners
escription
a) rigin
Common in primary and secondary lowland and hill Iorest oI India, Indochina,
and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Sumatra, Java,
Borneo, Sulawesi)

b) Morphology
Reticulate green leaves (pinkish-crimson Ior young leaves), smooth hardwood
bark, leaI-mosaic Ioliage arrangement, axial Ilowers, lateral roots

a) Height : 1.5-2 metres, can reach up to 24 metres.
b) No. oI organism : 51
c) Species diversity :
d) Economic value
The wood is viable as alternative timber.

e) rnamental value
Cinnamomum iners are planted as shade trees.

I) unctions/Uses
Bark: Traded Ior usage in traditional medicine
Leaves oil: Used in conIectionary, and Ilavouring oI sweets.
Mucilage: ragrance joss sticks, Iormica, high-quality paper coating, plastic
products, mosquito coils, Iibre glass.

g) Symbiotic interaction
A colony oI Weaver ants (ecophylla smaragdina) have settled on several
Cinnamomum iners observed. Mutualism observed, C. iners provide nesting place
Ior Weaver ants and the ants kills small invertebrates in the range oI the nest.
Weaver ants are a biological control against pests.

h) isease threat
ecidium cinnamomi, a type oI Iungi that caused Iormation oI brown-black spots
on the leaves and twig. Caused dieback oI Cinnamomum iners in Java region.

i) Miscellaneous
Can produce cinnamon, but with a lower grade than those Irom common
cinnamon trees species (C. verum, C. burmanii, C. loreiroi, C. aromaticum).

j) ReIerence
Cinnanomum iners. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2011, Irom Agroorestry Tree
atabase:
http://www.worldagroIorestrycentre.org/sea/products/aIdbases/aI/asp/SpeciesInIo.asp?Sp
I18145
2. Common name : Pink poui/ rosy trumpet tree
ScientiIic name : %abebuia rosea
escription
a) rigin
Native to Central America (Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras). An
introduced species.

b) Morphology
eciduous tree, reticulate green leaves, rough bark, canopy have 2 part (upper and
lower), Ioliage slightly Iar apart Irom each other, whitish pink Ilowers.

c) Height : 3-4 metres observed, can grow up to 25 metres.
d) No. oI organism : 42
e) Species diversity :
I) Economic value
Make excellent timber.

g) rnamental value
Widely planted as aesthetic tree, as the Ilowers are nice to behold in Iull bloom,
similar to cherry blossom trees.

h) unctions/Uses
urniture making, supporting beam Ior light construction, building materials, tool
handles, veneer.

i) Symbiotic interaction
N/A

j) isease threat
Susceptible to insect attacks, but it is very hardy and highly resistant to Iungal
inIections.

k) Miscellaneous
National tree oI El Salvador.

l) ReIerence
%abebuia rosea. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2011, Irom Agroorestry Tree atabase:
http://www.worldagroIorestrycentre.org/sea/products/aIdbases/aI/asp/SpeciesInIo.asp?Sp
I1585#Identity
%abebuia rosea. (n.d.). Retrieved 11 30, 2011, Irom The Wood Explorer atabase:
http://www.thewoodexplorer.com/maindata/we1143.html