Fissistigma lanuginosum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.
Family
Annonaceae
Synonyms
Melodorum lanuginosum Hook.f. & Thomson
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Larak api, selusoh semang (Peninsular). |
Geographical Distributions
Fissistigma lanuginosum is distributed in Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Description
F. lanuginosum is a large liana where its leaves are oblong or obovate-oblong in shape, with a size of measuring 9-21 cm x 4-8 cm.
The leaves are rufous-lanate hairy with distinct tertiary venation below. The outer pinkish petals are measure 3-3.5 cm long.
The monocarp is nearly spherical in shape, measure about 2 cm in diametre and with stalk up to measure 0.5 cm long.
Ecology / Cultivation
F. lanuginosum occurs in open forest and in forest edges, and is locally common in Peninsular Malaysia.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (3): Medicinal and poisonous plants.
