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Fissistigma fulgens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.
Fissistigma fulgens (Hook.f. & Thomson) Merr.
Family
Annonaceae
Synonyms
Melodorum fulgens Hook.f. & Thomson.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Akar larak, akar salah hutan, akar sengolok (Peninsular). |
Geographical Distributions
It can be found from Southern Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description
F. fulgens is a large liana. The leaves are oblong-lance-shaped with a size of 7.5-15 cm x 3-5 cm and with indistinct tertiary venation below. The outer orange petals are 1-1.5 cm long. This monocarp has a spherical to oblong fruit. It is 3-4 cm long with about 2 cm long stalk, which is tawny and densely covered with short soft hairs.
Ecology / Cultivation
F. fulgens is locally common, e.g. in southern Peninsular Malaysia; it often occurs in forest edges (1) .
Line Drawing / Photograph
References
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View Abstract: R.H.M.J. Lemmens and N. Bunyapraphatsara (Editors). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3. 2003.
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