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Limacia scandens Lour.
Limacia scandens Lour.
Family
Menispermaceae
Synonyms
Limacia velutina Hook.f. & Thomson.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Akar minyak, akar kuning, akar kunyit-kunyit (Peninsular). |
| Vietnam | M[eef] g[af], m[oof]ng g[af]. |
Geographical Distributions
This plant occurs in Southern Burma (Myanmar), southern Indo-China, southern Thailand, western Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, western Borneo and the Philippines; perhaps also Java.
Description
L. scandens is a liana where its branchlets, petioles and inflorescences are yellowish to golden-brown and covered with short soft hairs.
The leaves are elliptical to ovate-elliptical or obovate-elliptical, 7-17 cm x 3-8 cm. The petiole is 1-3 cm long.
Inflorescence is a peduncled congested cyme, which is less than 3 cm long.
The drupes are obliquely obovoid and 20-25 mm long.
Ecology / Cultivation
L. scandens occurs in secondary lowland forest and regrowth, sometimes also in primary swamp forest.
Line Drawing / Photograph
References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.
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