palaquium การใช้
- This particular species is not related to the " Palaquium " genus.
- It is also called Palaquium oleiferum Blanco, a species apparently confined to the Philippines.
- The standard filling material is gutta-percha, a natural polymer prepared from latex from the percha ( Palaquium gutta ) tree.
- According to Blanco's book ( 1845 ), Palaquium Philippense, one of the tallest forest trees is also known as Palacpalac.
- Fruits are one or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds . " Palaquium " habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp, swamp and montane forests.
- The latex exuded by the balat?tree ( " Manilkara bidentata " ) is used to make golf balls and is similar to gutta-percha, made from the latex of the " getah perca " tree " Palaquium ".