ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 658

  • Scientific Name: Koompassia malaccensis Maingay
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Trade Name: Kempas
  • Common Name: Impas (Sabah), Mengris (Sarawak), Kempas (Malaysia)
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: കെംപസ്
  • Native: Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia, Borneo
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  • Collected by: P. K. Thulasidas & K. M. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Tree up to 60 m high; buttresses high; bark irregular. Leaflets ovate-elliptic to oblong–elliptic, inflorescence axillary, rarely terminal. Flowers are weakly fragrant.
  • Wood Anatomy: Vessels diffuse, fibers 1.2-2.5 mm long, 3-4μm wide, parenchyma vasicentric.
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