Trichosanthes borneensis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Trichosanthes borneensis Cogn.
- Protologue: A. DC. & C. DC., Monogr. phan. 3: 369 (1881).
Synonyms
- Trichosanthes grandibracteata Kurz (1877),
- Trichosanthes wallichiana Ridley non (Ser.) Wight.
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: akar timun gagak, daun jari buaya, labu ayer hutan (Peninsular).
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia, crushed fruits have been applied to the head to relieve headache; they are reported to be poisonous. The leaves are applied to the abdomen after miscarriage.
Observations
- A vine with slightly grooved, subglabrous stem.
- Leaves suborbicular, 3-5-lobed, 8-10 cm × 6-10 cm, base cordate, lobes oblong to triangular, acute, glabrous to sparsely hirsute above, glabrescent below.
- Corolla about 7 cm in diameter; male inflorescence 15-35 cm long, bracts oblong-ovate, 2-3 cm long, laciniate; female flowers solitary.
- Fruit ellipsoidal to ovoid, 5-8 cm long, red.
- Seeds angular.
T. borneensis is reported from forests.
Selected sources
- [202] 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.
- [457] Gagnepain, F., 1921. Cucurbitacées [Cucurbitaceae]. In: Gagnepain, F. (Editor): Flore générale de l'Indo-Chine [General flora of Indo-China]. Vol. 2. Masson & Cie, Paris, France. pp. 1030-1095.
- [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.
- [1227] Ridley, H.N., 1922-1925. The flora of the Malay Peninsula. 5 volumes. Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. L. Reeve & Co, London, United Kingdom.
Main genus page
- Trichosanthes (Medicinal plants)
Authors
- M.S.M. Sosef, E. Boer & N. Bunyapraphatsara