Desmos chinensis Lour.
Family
Annonaceae
Synonyms
None
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Akar pisang-pisang, kenanga hutan, akar darah (Peninsular). |
| Philippines | Ilang-ilang gubat (Tagalog). |
| Thailand | Kluai khruea (Saraburi), khruea khao klaep (Loei),saao yut (Central, Peninsular). |
| Vietnam | Hoo gi[er] th[ow]m, n[oos]i c[oo]i. |
Geographical Distributions
Its distribution is throughout Nepal, Eastern India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description
This is a climbing shrub with straggling branches, up to 5 m tall.
The leaves are oblong to lance-shaped, 5.5-25 cm x 2.5-7.5 cm and membranous.
The flowers are greenish-yellow. The 0.5-1 cm long sepals are ovate-lance-shaped. Petals are oblong-lance-shaped, with a size of 4-13 cm long. Ripe carpels are with 1-7 segments that are black and shining.
Ecology / Cultivation
D. chinensis occurs in open locations and borders of lowland forest. It is also found in living fences and brushwood, up to 600 m altitude.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.
