Gomphostemma crinitum (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Gomphostemma crinitum Wallich ex Benth.
- Protologue: Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. 2: 12 (1830).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: menjulong bukit, chempaku hutan, derita dapur (Peninsular)
- Vietnam: dinh hùng lông dài.
Distribution
Southern Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia a decoction of the roots is administered after childbirth; pounded leaves mixed with camphor, are applied to swellings of the groin.
Observations
A large, perennial herb up to 150 cm tall, with stout, erect stem; leaves elliptical-ovate to oblanceolate, 25-30 cm × 8-15 cm, entire or remotely serrate; calyx 1.5-2 cm long, hispid-tomentose, with linear-subulate teeth, corolla 2.5-3.5 cm long, tube almost straight with narrow throat; nutlets usually 1-2. G. crinitum usually occurs on limestone cliffs and hills, up to 500 m altitude; it is locally common.
Selected sources
121, 247.
Main genus page
Authors
Trimurti H. Wardini