Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk.
Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. Family Labiatae Synonyms Dysophylla auricularia (L.) Blume Vernacular Names Malaysia Kekucing. Indonesia Ke kucing (Aceh), ketumpang (Javanese), kambing kambing (Kalimantan). Philippines Buntot pusa (Tagalog). Thailand Saapraeng saap-kaa (Peninsular). Vietnam T[us] h[ut]ng h[it]nh tai, c[or] c[ot]. Geographical Distributions P. auricularius is distributed from India throughout Southeast Asia and southern China but is […]
Glycosmis pentaphylla
Glycosmis pentaphylla Family Rutaceae Synonyms Limonia pentaphylla Retz., Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) A.DC., Glycosmis cochinchinensis auct. Vernacular Names Malaysia Merapi, nerapi, terapi. Indonesia Gongseng (Sundanese), jerukan, totoan (Javanese). Philippines Gingging (Tagalog, linauin (Iloko).) Cambodia Dom phlang. Laos: som sum, om chune. Vietnam C[ow]m r[uw]-[owj]u, b[uw][owr]i bung. Geographical Distributions G. pentaphylla is found from India and Sri […]
Heliotropium indicum L.
Heliotropium indicum L. Family Boraginaceae Synonyms None Vernacular Names Malaysia Rumput ekur kuching, rumput kala jenkeng, rumput oleh (Peninsular) English Indian heliotrope Indonesia Buntut tikus (Malay), bandotan, gajahan (Javanese) Philippines Trompa ngelephante, buntot-leon (Tagalog, Bikol), kambra-kambra (Bisaya) Cambodia Promoi damrey, kantui damrey Laos Nha nguong xang Thailand Kuno kaa-mo (Peninsular), yaa nguang chaang (General), yaa […]
Psychotria rostrata Blume
Psychotria rostrata Blume Family Rubiaceae Synonyms Chasalia rostrata Miq. Vernacular Names Malaysia Nyarum, sedoman, segerang (Peninsular). Geographical Distributions This plant is found in the Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Description This 1-3 m tall plant is a slender and erect shrub. The leaf-bearing nodes are alternating with leaflets nodes with the distance between them at […]
Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr.
Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr. Family Simaroubaceae Synonyms Harrisonia paucijuga Olivo, Harrisonia bennettii Benn. Vernacular Names Malaysia Kait-kait (Murut, Sabah) Indonesia Sesepang (Lam-pung), garut (Sundanese), ri kengkeng (Javanese) Philippines Asimau, mamikil (Tagalog), muntani (Bisaya) Laos Dok kin ta Thailand Khonthaa (Central), naam chee (Northem) Vietnam S[aa]n, da da, h[ar]i s[ow]n Geographical Distributions H. perforata is found […]
Ophiorrhiza mungos L.
Ophiorrhiza mungos L. Family Rubiaceae Synonyms Ophiorrhiza singaporensis Ridl. Vernacular Names Malaysia Pokok sumpu badak English Mongoose plant Philippines Payang payang gubat (Tagalog), kayotimokan (Bagobo), lumai (Bikol) Geographical Distributions The plant is distributed from India, Sri Lanka, to Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines. Description This plant is a semi-woody, erect, normally […]
Blumea balsamifera
Blumea balsamifera Family Compositae Synonyms Blumea appendiculata (Blume) DC., Blumea grandis (Wallich) DC., Blumea zollingeriana C.B. Clarke. Vernacular Names Malaysia Chapa, chapor, sembong. English Ngai camphor plant. Indonesia Sembung, capa (Indonesian), sembung gantung (Javanese),sembungutan (Sundanese). Philippines Sambong (Tagalog), lakadbulan (Bikol), subsub (Ilocano). Burma (Myanmar) Poung-ma-theing. Cambodia Bai mat. Laos ‘nat, phi ma ‘sen. Thailand Kam […]