Drosera peltata (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Drosera peltata J.E. Smith ex Willd.
- Protologue: Sp. pl. 1: 1546 (1798).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: bain, sanabugan (Igorot), gumgumayeng (Bontok)
- Vietnam: gọng vó lá bán nguyệt.
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, China, Japan, Thailand, eastern Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Philippines, southern Sulawesi, New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania.
Uses
In the Philippines, dried and powdered leaves are applied to aching teeth. In India, D. peltata is used to treat phthisis, and the leaves, bruised and sometimes mixed with salt, as a blister. In traditional medicine in China, it is applied to treat stomach-ache, dysentery and bruises, whereas the roots are used against arthritis. In India, the plant is used to dye silk brown.
Observations
A small herb with a subterranean tuber and glabrous stem up to 35 cm long; leaves arranged spirally, triangular, 3-6 mm in diameter, with distinct petiole up to 15 mm long peltately attached to the blade, stipules absent; inflorescence lateral from the upper part of the stem, up to 7 cm long; flowers with white petals 5-6 mm long and 3 styles having several branches towards the apex; fruit c. 3 mm long, 3-valved. D. peltata occurs in grassland, open forest and roadsides, often on wet sandy-peaty soils.
Selected sources
211, 247, 249, 250, 760, 782.
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Authors
Titi Juhaeti