Symplocos odoratissima (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Symplocos odoratissima (Blume) Choisy ex Zoll.
- Protologue: Syst. Verz. 2: 136 (1854).
Synonyms
- Symplocos pulverulenta King & Gamble (1906),
- Symplocos wenzelii Merr. (1915),
- Symplocos acuminatissima Merr.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: ki seriawan (Sundanese), sarigintung (Sumatra), udu (Bali)
- Philippines: duung (Filipino), himamaliu (Tagalog), mangkunai (Panay Bisaya).
Distribution
Throughout Malesia except for New Guinea.
Uses
In Java pulped inner bark, known as "kulit seriawan", is rubbed on the gums to cure thrush; a leaf infusion is used for the same purpose. Pulped leaves are applied externally and internally (as a decoction) after childbirth. They are also part of a mixture to treat sprue. Young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. The wood is occasionally used in house building.
Observations
- A shrub to medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall.
- Leaves 7-20(-40) cm × (2.5-)5-10(-20) cm, petiole stout, 1-5 cm long.
- Inflorescence an up to 30 cm long panicle.
- Flowers with hairy corolla.
- Fruit usually ovoid, 8-25 mm long.
S. odoratissima occurs in primary and secondary rain forest up to 2500 m altitude, often near streams.
Selected sources
121, 247, 334, 542, 883. medicinals
Main genus page
See also Dyes and tannins
Authors
- Inggit Puji Astuti