Schefflera trifoliata (PROSEA)
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Schefflera trifoliata Merr. & Rolfe
- Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sci. 3, sect. C, Bot.: 118 (1908).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: sinat (Filipino), gauai-gauai, himainat (Tagalog).
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
Crushed leaves, with or without oil, are applied externally against tympanites of children. Internally, the leaves are given to women after childbirth and to treat irregular menstruation.
Observations
- A woody vine.
- Leaves 3-foliolate, petiole 3-8 cm long, leaflets oblong to oblong-ovate, apex caudate-acuminate, entire, petiolules 1.5-4 cm long.
- Inflorescence 20-25 cm long, with few branches.
- Flowers many, in 3-6-flowered umbellules, pedicels 4-5 mm long.
- Fruit oblong, 6 mm × 3 mm, 5-locular.
S. trifoliata is found in primary forest at low and medium altitudes.
Selected sources
- [190] Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 edition. 3 volumes. Technical Bulletin 10. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines. Vol. 1 (1951) 590 pp., Vol. 2 (1954) 513 pp., Vol. 3 (1957) 507 pp.
- [935] Merrill, E.D., 1923-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 4 volumes. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.
- [936] Merrill, E.D. & Rolfe, R.A., 1908. Notes on Philippine Botany. The Philippine Journal of Science 3, sect. C, Botany: 95-127.
- [1126] 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.
- [1178] Quisumbing, E., 1978. Medicinal plants of the Philippines. Katha Publishing Co., Quezon City, the Philippines. 1262 pp.
Main genus page
- Schefflera (Medicinal plants)
Authors
- Nguyen Tap & M.S.M. Sosef