Dischidia major (Vahl) Merr.
Family
Asclepiadaceae
Synonyms
Dischidia rafflesiana Wallich.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Akar kul, akar banok, akar bani (Peninsular). |
| Thailand | Chuk rohini (Central), kluai mai (Northern),thao phung pla (Eastern, Ranong). |
| Vietnam | Song ly to, d[aa]y m[or] qu[aj]. |
Geographical Distributions
Its distribution is throughout Eastern India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Timor, Sulawesi, New Guinea and north-eastern Australia.
Description
D. major is an epiphytic, climbing herb with nearly smooth stem.
There are 2 types of leaves: flat-orbicular, 2-3 cm in diametre and 6-12 cm long pitcher-form ones which are lying flat to the surface host.
The inflorescence is with 0.5-5 cm long peduncle, simple or bifid. The petal is 8-10 mm long, yellow-green and there are lobes inside with short white hairs.
Ecology / Cultivation
D. major is locally common in sunny and slightly shaded localities in open forest up to 1000 m altitude, also in secondary forest and mangrove forest, and on roadside trees, often hanging down in long garlands.
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References
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Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3.