Koompassia malaccensis

Koompassia malaccensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Koompassia
Species: K. malaccensis
Binomial name
Koompassia malaccensis
Maingay ex Benth.

Koompassia malaccensis is a tropical rainforest tree species up to 60 m tall[1] in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A common name for this wood is Kempas, it is used as a flooring material.

Source

  1. ^ Hou, D. Leguminosae (Subfamily Caesalpinioideae). In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 3, 2006. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-06-2