Sphenodesme racemosa (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Sphenodesme racemosa (C. Presl) Moldenke
- Protologue: Rev. Sudamer. Bot. 10: 230 (1956).
Synonyms
Sphenodesme barbata Schauer (1847).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: akar lumut, akar chabang lima, lilimbo (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Riau and Lingga Archipelago, and Borneo.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia a decoction of the roots is used to treat rheumatism.
Observations
A climbing shrub or liana up to 8 m long; leaves ovate to elliptical-oblong, 4-14 cm × 2-5.5 cm, brown villous especially on the veins, petiole 0.5-1 cm long; inflorescence 5-7-flowered, bracts c. 2 cm long; flowers with greenish-white or greenish-yellow corolla; fruit globose, small. S. racemosa is locally common in lowland forest.
Selected sources
121, 789.
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Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens