Dasymaschalon blumei Finet & Gagnep.
Family
Annonaceae
Synonyms
Desmos dasymaschalus (Blume) Safford
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Kenanga hutan, kenanga paya, larak api (Peninsular). |
| Thailand | Buu ngong (Bangkok). |
Geographical Distributions
This plant can be found from Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Western Java to Northern Borneo (Sarawak).
Description
This is a bushy shrub, which grows up to 8 m tall. It sometimes develops some climbing branches.
The leaves are elliptical-oblong to oblong-lance-shape with a size of 8-22 cm x 4-8.5 cm.
The flowers are cream-coloured. The 3-5 mm long sepals are triangular while the ovate petals are 4-13 cm long.
The ripe carpels are with (1-)2-6(-7) distinct segments. They are bright red with waxy bloom.
Ecology / Cultivation
D. blumei occurs in lowland forest, and is locally common (e.g. in Peninsular Malaysia) but elsewhere rare (e.g. in Java).
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.
