Wood used formerly in the chapei's manufacture and possibly today as substitutes:
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anhchéy: or more exactly lêang céy; this name refers to two species: Buchanania reticulata Hance and Buchanania siamense Mig. (Anacardiaceae)
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beng : Afzelia xylocarpa Craib
(Caesalpiniaceae)
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chik : Shorea obtusa (Dipterocarpaceae)
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koki : Hopea orodata (Dipterocarpaceae)
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khnor nang: Artocarpus integra (Thunb.) Merr. It is the variety bearing firm-fleshed fruit
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neang nuon: four species of equal quality can be used: Dalbergia lanceolaria L., Dalbergia dongnaiensis Pierre,
Dalbergis mammosa Pierre, Dalbergia bariensis Pierre
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kranhung: several species of the genus Dalbergia are used, in particular: Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre
, Dalbergia
cambodiana Pierre (Papilionaceae), whose wood was once reserved for the needs of the King
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krâkâh : Sindora maritima Pierre
ou
Sindora cochinchinensis Baill.
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krasang : Feroniella
lucida (Scheff.) (Caesalpiniaceae)
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roluoh : Erythrina
orientalis (L.) (Papilionaceae)
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sâmraong: there are several sâmraong in Cambodia but only one seems to be used for musical instruments: Sterculia foetida L. (Sterculiaceae)
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thnong. Pterocarpus macrocarpus
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trâyoeung : Diospyros
pilosanthera Blanco var. helferi (C. B. Clarke) Bakh.
* Some of these informations have been extracted from Jacques Brunet's footnotes "L'orchestre de mariage cambodgien et ses instruments" In: Bulletin de l'Ecole
française d'Extrême- Orient. Vol. 66, 1979. pp. 203-254.