57 Asam Popoi – Sarcotheca laxa (Ridl.) Knuth var. laxa – Oxalidaceae Synonym: Connaropsis monophylla Planch. ex Hook.f. [1, 2] Other names: Asam popoi daun tunggal [1], Belimbing pipit, Belimbing akar [2], Belimbing bulat [3] General information: Shrub or tree to 30 m tall; lowland forest; endemic to Peninsular Malaysia Read more…
56 Rotan Kerai – Calamus diepenhorstii Miq. – Arecaceae Synonym: Calamus singaporensis Becc. [1] Other names: Rotan kerai, Rotan kerai hitam [1], Rotan putih (Sabah) [2], Bitter rattan (English)[3] General information: Clustering rattan climbing to 20 m; lowland and hill forests to 700 m [1, 2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf Read more…
55 Medang Kunyit – Dehaasia polyneura (Miq.) Kosterm. – Lauraceae Synonym: Dehaasia elliptica Ridl. Other names: Medang (Malay)[1] Medang Kunyit (Malay) General information: Unknown Distinguish botanical characteristics: Unknown Uses: Unknown Major/bioactive phytochemicals: Unknown References: [1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/8352 SK & MT, 2022 54 – Lithocarpus encleiscarpus (Korth.) A. Camus 56 – Rotan – Read more…
54 Mempening – Lithocarpus encleisacarpus (Korth.) A.Camus – Fagaceae Synonym: Castanopsis encleisocarpa (Korth.) Rehder Cyclobalanus encleistocarpa (Korth.) Oerst. Pasania encleisocarpa (Korth.) Gamble Quercus encleisocarpa Korth. Synaedrys encleisocarpa (Korth.) Koidz. Other names: Tanbark oak (English) General information: Lithocarpus encleisacarpus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet is Read more…
53 Palas – Licuala glabra Griff. var. glabra – Arecaceae Other names: Updating General information: Updating Distinguish botanical characteristics: Updating Uses: Updating Major/bioactive phytochemicals: Updating References: Updating 52 – Akar sekunyit – Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. 54 – Lithocarpus encleiscarpus (Korth.) A. Camus
52 Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. Other names: Akar sekunyit – Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. – Menispermaceae[1] General information: A large woody, entirely glabrous climbing shrub, producing stems up to 40 m long and 5cm in diameter[1] The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of medicines and dyestuff. Read more…
51 Bruni – Antidesma cuspidatum Müll.Arg – Euphorbiaceae [1] General information: A shrub or small understorey tree up to 12 m, common throughout lowland forest [1] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – simple, leathery, alternate, oblong or elliptical [1], looping secondary vein, cuspidate leaf tip [3]Inflorescence – raceme, flowers – green Read more…
50 Jering – Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I.C.Nielsen – Fabaceae [1] Synonym: Pitchellobium jiringa (Jack) Prain [1, 2] Other names: Jaring (Sabah) [1], Jengkol (Java) [2] General information: Shrub or tree to 21 m tall, with a large round crown, grows in lowland primary and secondary forest and also cultivated [2,3] Read more…
49 Akar Daun Tapak Kuda – Phanera bidentata (Jack) Benth. – Fabaceae[1] Other names: Dedaup, Katup-katup (Malay) [1], Pride of Selangor, Orange bauhinia (English) [2] General information: Dedaup, Katup-katup (Malay) [1], Pride of Selangor, Orange bauhinia (English) [2] Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – simple, shallowly bifid, alternate, red turning green Read more…
48 Palas – Licuala glabra Griff. var. glabra – Arecaceae Synonym: L. arbuscula Becc.[2] Other names: None General information: None Distinguish botanical characteristics: Leaf – the species can be easily recognized by the whitish wax covering the newly opened leaves. [3], fan-shaped peltate-orbicular, leaf segments >14 [4]Flower – glabrous, 3-lobed Read more…