English: Bishop wood.
Assam: Uriam.
Genus: 2 species.
Region: South China, Taiwan, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Queensland, Pacific islands; invasive in North America.
Culture: in China, Taiwan aboriginal people consider it a sacred tree.
Use: wood building material, furniture, bridges; fruits for making wine; seeds, which contain 30-54% oil, for food, as a lubricant; bark as a source of red dye to stain rattan baskets; roots are used medicinally; leaves are eaten in Southern Laos dipped into chili sauce.
BotanyStem: wood dark red, dense.