Polyalthia cauliflora (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Polyalthia cauliflora Hook. f. & Thomson
- Protologue: Fl. ind. 1: 138 (1855).
Synonyms
- Polyalthia beccarii King (1893),
- Polyalthia desmantha (Hook. f. & Thomson) Ridley,
- Unona wrayi Hemsley.
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: jambul burong chichit, larak merah, buah larak merah, pokok ruseh, mengala hutan (Peninsular)
- Thailand: champa khom (peninsular).
Distribution
Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia pounded leaves are applied as a poultice to treat skin diseases. In Sarawak, boiled roots are taken orally as an aid for birth control. The wood is used in house building.
Observations
- A shrub or small tree, twigs soon glabrous.
- Leaves broadly elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, 9-20 cm × 4-8 cm, acute or slightly rounded at base, thinly leathery, petiole 5-7 mm long.
- Flowers mostly cauliflorous or ramiflorous, petals up to 5.5 cm long, cream-coloured to pinkish-brown.
- Monocarps ovoid to subglobose, c. 1 cm in diameter, stalk 2-2.5 cm long, 1-2-seeded.
P. cauliflora occurs in lowland forest.
Selected sources
121, 241, 860. medicinals
Main genus page
Authors
- R.H.M.J. Lemmens