Chisocheton cumingianus

Chisocheton cumingianus is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The tree is named for the English naturalist Hugh Cuming. Habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) elevation. C. cumingianus is found from India and tropical China through Indochina and throughout Malaysia.^[4] In the Philippines, the seeds of C. cumingianus (known locally as balukanag) are used to make a non-drying oil either for traditional medicine or as fuel for oil lamps.^[5]

Chisocheton cumingianus
Fruits of Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Chisocheton
Species:	C. cumingianus
Binomial name
Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms[2]
Subspecies
C. cumingianus subsp. balansae (C.DC.) Mabb. C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis (Merr.) Mabb.
Synonyms[3]
Dasycoleum cumingianum C.DC.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are currently recognised:^[3] C. cumingianus subsp. balansae, C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus, and C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis.

C. cumingianus subsp. balansae

This subspecies occurs on the Asian mainland.

C. cumingianus subsp. cumingianus

This subspecies is native to Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis

This subspecies is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah. It grows as a large tree. The inflorescences are borne on the bole and are often very close to the ground.^[4]