Ficus deltoidea Jack
Ficus deltoidea Jack Family Moraceae Synonyms Ficus diversifolia Blume, Ficus lutescens Desf., Ficus motleyana Miq. Vernacular Names Malaysia Ara burong, ara jelateh, ara tanah (Peninsular). English Rusty-leaved bush fig, mistletoe fig. Indonesia Tabat barito (General). Geographical Distributions Ficus deltoidea is distributed in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines (Palawan) and Sulawesi introduced in […]
Dendranthema indicum (L.) Des Moul.
Dendranthema indicum (L.) Des Moul. Family Compositae Synonyms Chrysanthemum indicum L. Vernacular Names Malaysia Kekwa. English False chamomile, Indian chrysanthemum, winter aster. Indonesia Sruni alas (Javanese). Thailand Benchamaat suan (Central). Philippines Mansanilla, dolontas (Tagalog). Vietnam Kim c[us]c, c[us]c hoa v[af]ng. French Chrysanthème des Indes. Geographical Distributions Dendranthema indicum grows wild in Japan and China, Taiwan, […]
Alangium longiflorum Merrill
Alangium longiflorum Merrill Family Alangiaceae Synonyms Alangium hirsutum Bloemb. Vernacular Names Philippines Apitan (Cagayan), lilauen (Ilocos Norte). Thailand Plu (General). Geographical Distributions Alangium longiflorum is found in Borneo and the Philippines. Description Alangium longiflorum is a shrub or small to fairly large trees up to 40 m tall (rarely woody climbers). The bole is up […]
Heritiera littoralis Aiton
Heritiera littoralis Aiton Family Sterculiaceae Synonyms Heritiera minor (Gaertner) Lamk. Vernacular Names Malaysia Dungun (General), dungut laut (Sabah). English Looking-glass tree. Indonesia Dungon (General), dungun kecil (Kalimantan). Thailand Khai khwai (Krabi), duhun (Trang), ngonkai-thale (Central, Surat Thani). Philippines Dungon-late (Pilipino). Burma Pinle-kanazo. Cambodia Khleay. Vietnam C[aa]y cui, cui bien. Brunei Itik-itikan. Geographical Distributions Heritiera littoralis […]
Haematoxylum campechianum L.
Haematoxylum campechianum L. Family Leguminosae Synonyms None Vernacular Names English Logwood, campeachy wood, blackwood. French Bois de campèche, bois bleu, bois de sang. Geographical Distributions Haematoxylum campechianum is indigenous to Central America and the adjoining parts of South America. The plant was discovered by the Spanish on the shores of Campeche Bay in the Gulf […]
Gracilaria eucheumatoides Harv.
Gracilaria eucheumatoides Harv. Family Gracilariaceae Synonyms None Vernacular Names Indonesia Duyung (Bangka, Lingga). Philippines Canot-canot (Ilokano), caocaoyan, cawat-cawat. Geographical Distributions Gracilaria eucheumatoides is found along tropical and subtropical coasts in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In Southeast Asia, it has been recorded from Burma (Myanmar), the eastern coast of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines […]
Gracilaria edulis (S.G. Gmelin) P.C. Silva
Gracilaria edulis (S.G. Gmelin) P.C. Silva Family Gracilariceae Synonyms Fucus edulis S.G. Gmelin, Polycavernosa fastigiata C.F. Chang & B.M. Xia, Hydropuntia fastigiata (C.F. Chang & B.M. Xia) M.J. Wynne. Vernacular Names Malaysia Agar-agar karang (Johore), sare (collectively with other Gracilaria spp.) (Malay, Kelantan) Indonesia Sayur karang, janggut monyet, bulung embulung (Java, Bali). Thailand Sarai woon. […]
Gracilaria blodgettii Harv.
Gracilaria blodgettii Harv. Family Gracilariaceae Synonyms Gracilaria cylindrica Børgesen. Vernacular Names Indonesia Agar-agar gros, agar-agar biru, sango sango (Sulawesi). Geographical Distributions Gracilaria blodgettii is found along the tropical and subtropical coasts of the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean, Florida), the Indian Ocean (Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Australia) and the Pacific Ocean (China, […]
Garuga floribunda Decne
Garuga floribunda Decne Family Burseraceae Synonyms Garuga abilo Merr., Garuga littoralis Merr., Garuga pacifica Burkill. Vernacular Names English Garuga. Indonesia Kayu kambing (Sulawesi, Moluccas), ki langit (Sundanese), wiyu (Javanese). Papua New Guinea Garuga. Philippines Bogo (Filipino), burus (Iloko), (g)abilo (Tagalog). Geographical Distributions The only Malesian species is Garuga floribunda Decne (synonyms: G. abilo Merr., G. […]
Ganonema farinosum (J.V. Lamour.) K.C. Fan & Yung C. Wang
Ganonema farinosum (J.V. Lamour.) K.C. Fan & Yung C. Wang Family Liagoraceae Synonyms Liagora farinosa J.V. Lamour., Liagora cheyneana Harv. Vernacular Names Philippines Baris-baris (Ilokano). Geographical Distributions Ganonema farinosum is widely distributed in the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. In Southeast Asia, it has been recorded from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia […]
