Goniothalamus tapis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Goniothalamus tapis Miq.
- Protologue: Fl. Ind. Bat., Suppl. 1: 371 (1861).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: kenarak, galai (Peninsular), gertimang (Kelabit, Sarawak), tongkat bumi (Limbang, Sarawak)
- Thailand: chi-no-koh, naara (peninsular), bu ngaa lam chiak (Bangkok).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia, a decoction of the root in combination with Plumbago is swallowed as an abortifacient in the early months of pregnancy. In Sarawak, a decoction of the roots is drunk to treat diarrhoea and stomach-ache. A solution of boiled leaves or roots is used to bathe patients with skin diseases. In Kalimantan, the bark is used as a mosquito repellent. It is locally grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers.
Observations
- A shrub or small tree up to 10 m tall; leaves oblong to elliptical-oblong, 15-27 cm × 6-12 cm, base rounded or slightly cuneate, apex abruptly, shortly and bluntly acuminate, coriaceous, petiole 0.5-0.7 cm long.
- Flowers solitary or paired, axillary, sweet-scented, pedicel about 0.6 cm long, sepals ovate, acute, 0.5-0.6 cm long, pubescent outside, green tinged purple, outer petals ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 cm long, greenish to creamy-white, inner petals ovate, 1-1.7 cm long, stamens numerous, carpels elongate, 3 mm long, tomentose.
- Monocarp ellipsoid, apiculate, 1-1.2 cm long, glabrous, sessile, ripening red, then purple, finally black, 1-seeded.
G. tapis is a forest species of lower elevations, rather common in Peninsular Malaysia.
Selected sources
- [135] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A—H) pp. 1—1240, Vol. 2 (I—Z) pp. 1241—2444.
- [207] Corner, E.J.H., 1988. Wayside trees of Malaya. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. The Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 774 pp.
- [298] Fasihuddin, B.A., Ipor, I.B. & Laily, B.D., 1995. Medicinal plants used by the Kelabit Community in Bario, Sarawak. In: Ghazally, I. et al. (Editors): Chemical prospecting in the Malaysian forest. Pelanduk Publications, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. pp. 43—46.
- [522] Kessler, P.J.A., 1993. Annonaceae. In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (Editors): The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol. 2. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. pp. 93—129.
- [699] Muhamad, Z., Saito, I. & Matsuura, T., 1989. Aporphine alkaloids from Goniothalamus species. International Journal of Crude Drug Research 27(2): 92—94.
- [786] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp.
- [916] Sinclair, J., 1955. A revision of the Malayan Annonaceae. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 14(2): 149—362.
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Authors
- Khozirah Shaari