Thottea corymbosa (Griff.) Ding Hou
Family
Aristolochiaceae
Synonyms
Bragantia corymbosa Griff., Apama corymbosa (Griff.) Willd. ex Soler.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | akar julang bukit, akar chambai olar, andor lasi. |
| Indonesia | bandar puluh, andor lasi (Sumatra), kadudu timbu (Asahan). |
Geographical Distributions
Thottea corymbosa is distributed throughout peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Kalimantan.
Description
T. corymbosais a spreading shrub, up to measure 5 m tall and hairy.
The leaves are ovate to lance-shaped, elliptical to elliptical-oblong in shape, with a size of measure about 6.5-17.5 cm x 2.5-8.5 cm, cuspidate or long acuminate apex, almost hairless above, hairy beneath, with 2 pair of basal veins where the inner one is as prominent as the midrib (appearing as 3-ribbed) and it is joined by almost parallel and transverse veins.
The inflorescence is terminal and/or axillary in the upper leaves, paniculiform or corymbose and up to measure 10 cm long. The perianth is measure about 3-3.5 mm long and measure 7 mm in diametre when spreading. It is yellow, greenish or cream coloured outside and pale lilac inside. It is densely pubescent outside, hairless inside, invisible veins, broadly ovate lobes and with a size of measure about 2.5-3 mm x 2.5-3.5 mm. The 7-10 stamens are in 1 whorl, absent filaments, obscure style column, 4 lobes 4 and smooth.
The capsule is slender and up to measure 38 cm long.
Ecology / Cultivation
T. corymbosa occurs widely distributed but scattered in forest, sometimes on limestone, from sea-level up to 1050 m altitude.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (2): Medicinal and poisonous plants.
