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<big>''[[Leea rubra]]'' Blume ex Spreng.</big>
 
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:Protologue: Syst. veg. 1: 670 (1824).
 
:Protologue: Syst. veg. 1: 670 (1824).
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:Family: Leeaceae
  
 
== Synonyms ==
 
== Synonyms ==
  
''Leea polyphylla'' Miq. (1859), ''Leea brunoniana'' Clarke (1881), ''Leea linearifolia'' Clarke (1881).
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*''Leea polyphylla'' Miq. (1859),
 
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*''Leea brunoniana'' Clarke (1881),
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*''Leea linearifolia'' Clarke (1881).
  
 
== Vernacular names ==
 
== Vernacular names ==
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== Observations ==
 
== Observations ==
  
A small semi-herbaceous shrub, up to 3 m tall; leaves 2-4-pinnate, leaflets numerous, rachis (2.5-)5-25(-42) cm long, petiole 2-8(-15) cm long, stipules a narrow wing, 2-4 cm × 0.3-0.5 cm, leaflets ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, (2-)4-8(-14) cm × (0.3-)1.5-4(-6) cm, base rounded to acute, apex acute to shortly acuminate, margin crenate to shallowly serrate, pearl-glands apparently absent; cyme (4-)8-14(-16) cm long, generally compact, rusty pubescent, bracts deltoid-triangular, inconspicuous; flowers bright red, calyx 2-2.5 mm × 1.5-2.5 mm, glabrous, staminodial tube about 1-2 mm long, upper free part 1-1.3 mm long, lobes shallowly retuse or cleft, sinuses deep, ovary 4-6-celled; berry 8-10 mm in diameter, dark red, 6-seeded; seed 4 mm × 4 mm. ''L. rubra'' is found in dry monsoon forest, savanna and secondary vegetation from sea-level up to 500 m altitude.
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*A small semi-herbaceous shrub, up to 3 m tall.
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*Leaves 2-4-pinnate, leaflets numerous, rachis (2.5-)5-25(-42) cm long, petiole 2-8(-15) cm long, stipules a narrow wing, 2-4 cm × 0.3-0.5 cm, leaflets ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, (2-)4-8(-14) cm × (0.3-)1.5-4(-6) cm, base rounded to acute, apex acute to shortly acuminate, margin crenate to shallowly serrate, pearl-glands apparently absent.
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*Cyme (4-)8-14(-16) cm long, generally compact, rusty pubescent, bracts deltoid-triangular, inconspicuous.
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*Flowers bright red, calyx 2-2.5 mm × 1.5-2.5 mm, glabrous, staminodial tube about 1-2 mm long, upper free part 1-1.3 mm long, lobes shallowly retuse or cleft, sinuses deep, ovary 4-6-celled.
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*Berry 8-10 mm in diameter, dark red, 6-seeded.
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*Seed 4 mm × 4 mm.
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''L. rubra'' is found in dry monsoon forest, savanna and secondary vegetation from sea-level up to 500 m altitude.
  
 
== Selected sources ==
 
== Selected sources ==
  
* Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A-H) pp. 1-1240, Vol. 2 (I-Z) pp. 1241-2444.
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*[135] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A—H) pp. 1—1240, Vol. 2 (I—Z) pp. 1241—2444.
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*[407] Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.
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*[739] Nguyen Van Duong, 1993. Medicinal plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. 528 pp.
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*[949] Soepadmo, E., Wong, K.M. & Saw, L.G. (Editors), 1995—. Tree flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah Forestry Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia and Sarawak Forestry Department, Kepong, Malaysia.
  
407, 739, 949.
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== Main genus page ==
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*[[Leea (PROSEA)|''Leea'']]
  
 
== Authors ==
 
== Authors ==
  
Tahan Uji
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*Tahan Uji
  
  
 
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[[Category:Medicinal plants (PROSEA)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 12 May 2023

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia
Introduction
List of species


Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng.

Protologue: Syst. veg. 1: 670 (1824).
Family: Leeaceae

Synonyms

  • Leea polyphylla Miq. (1859),
  • Leea brunoniana Clarke (1881),
  • Leea linearifolia Clarke (1881).

Vernacular names

  • Indonesia: ginggijan beureum (Sundanese), girang (Javanese)
  • Malaysia: mali-mali puchok merah
  • Thailand: katangbai (Bangkok), khueang (central)
  • Vietnam: gối hạc tía, phí tử, cu chói.

Distribution

From India, Burma (Myanmar) throughout South-East Asia, to northern Australia.

Uses

In Peninsular Malaysia, the ground root mixed with arsenic is externally applied as a poultice against yaws, while the sap of the plant is drunk simultaneously. In Java, the leaves are externally applied for poulticing wounds, the fruits are eaten as a remedy against yaws and dysentery. In Indo-China, a decoction or tincture of the root is taken against stomach-ache, rheumatism and arthritis. In Thailand, the roots are used as an antipyretic and diaphoretic.

Observations

  • A small semi-herbaceous shrub, up to 3 m tall.
  • Leaves 2-4-pinnate, leaflets numerous, rachis (2.5-)5-25(-42) cm long, petiole 2-8(-15) cm long, stipules a narrow wing, 2-4 cm × 0.3-0.5 cm, leaflets ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, (2-)4-8(-14) cm × (0.3-)1.5-4(-6) cm, base rounded to acute, apex acute to shortly acuminate, margin crenate to shallowly serrate, pearl-glands apparently absent.
  • Cyme (4-)8-14(-16) cm long, generally compact, rusty pubescent, bracts deltoid-triangular, inconspicuous.
  • Flowers bright red, calyx 2-2.5 mm × 1.5-2.5 mm, glabrous, staminodial tube about 1-2 mm long, upper free part 1-1.3 mm long, lobes shallowly retuse or cleft, sinuses deep, ovary 4-6-celled.
  • Berry 8-10 mm in diameter, dark red, 6-seeded.
  • Seed 4 mm × 4 mm.

L. rubra is found in dry monsoon forest, savanna and secondary vegetation from sea-level up to 500 m altitude.

Selected sources

  • [135] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A—H) pp. 1—1240, Vol. 2 (I—Z) pp. 1241—2444.
  • [407] Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.
  • [739] Nguyen Van Duong, 1993. Medicinal plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. 528 pp.
  • [949] Soepadmo, E., Wong, K.M. & Saw, L.G. (Editors), 1995—. Tree flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Sabah Forestry Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia and Sarawak Forestry Department, Kepong, Malaysia.

Main genus page

Authors

  • Tahan Uji