Intsia palembanica
| Intsia palembanica | |
|---|---|
| Malacca teak watercolor, from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Intsia |
| Species: | I. palembanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Intsia palembanica | |
Intsia palembanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The specific epithet palembanica is for Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. Common names include Borneo teak, Malacca teak and Moluccan ironwood. It is native to a wide area of tropical Asia including Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Intsia palembanica differs from Intsia bijuga in the number of leaflets that make up the compound leaves.