Dischidia imbricata (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Dischidia imbricata (Blume) Steudel
- Protologue: Nomencl. bot., ed. 2, 1: 519 (1840).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: daun boba, lola paka, gogotifo (Moluccas)
- Thailand: kipma lom (Chiang Mai), bia mai (northern), prue-proh (Khmer)
- Vietnam: song ly kết h[onj]p.
Distribution
Eastern India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
Uses
In the Moluccas heated leaves are applied externally as a poultice to heal burns and wounds, and a decoction of leaves is used to treat gonorrhoea and framboesia (yaws). In Thailand pills are produced from whole plants, which are used to treat nasal polyps, and the leaves are applied against the fungal skin infection tinea versicolor. A hot water extract of dried whole plants and heated fresh stems macerated in alcohol are used as an anti-inflammatory.
Observations
An epiphytic, climbing herb with glabrous stem; leaves convex-orbicular, c. 2 cm × 2.5 cm, green above, deep red with a green margin below; inflorescence with 1-2.5 cm long peduncle, often multi-fid; corolla c. 5 mm long, pale yellow, lobes inside with reflexed white hairs. D. imbricata occurs in lowland forest up to 400 m altitude.
Selected sources
169, 171, 334, 793.
Main genus page
Authors
Wongsatit Chuakul, Noppamas Soonthornchareonnon & Orawan Ruangsomboon
