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Medang - Litsea costalis (Nees) Kosterm - Lauraceae [1]
Other names:
- Medang (Malay)
- Medang Keladi (Malay)
- Medang Pisang (Malay)
- Medang Telor (Malay)
- Medang Untut (Malay)
General information:
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 53 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, whitish below. Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, yellow, placed in racemes. Fruits ca. 10 mm long, red?, fleshy drupes placed on enlarge flower base (cupule).
Ecology In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 100 m altitude. Mostly on ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan)[2]
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Updating
Uses:
Unknown
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
4,4′-diallyl-5,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphennyl]-2,2′-diol, biseugenol A, 2,2′-oxybis (4-allyl-1-methoxybenzene), biseugenol B, (3-4), namely 5-methoxy-2-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde, and -4-styrylphenol [3]
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/8352
[2] https://asianplant.net/Lauraceae/Litsea_costalis.htm
[3] M. Hosseinzadeh, J. Mohamad, M.A. Khalilzadeh, M.R. Zardoost, J. Haak, M. Rajabi, Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from the bark of Litsea costalis, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 128 (2013) 85–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.08.002.
SK & MT, 2022
