Alchornea villosa (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Alchornea villosa (Benth.) Müll. Arg.
- Protologue: Linnaea 34: 168 (1865).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: rami bukit, rami hutan, malam petai (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Uses
The roots and leaves have been prescribed in Malaysia to treat itch; this species is also used as an antidote for poisoning. In Indonesia, the leaf juice has been applied to cure fever and a poultice of leaves to treat headache. The bark provides a good fibre; it is very tough.
Observations
A shrub up to 6 m tall; leaves ovate, palmately 3-5-veined from the base, golden hairy beneath, long-petiolate, stipulate; male inflorescence axillary, slender, female one terminal and stout. A. villosa is locally common in lowland forest, particularly in secondary forest and edges, up to 300 m altitude.
Selected sources
22, 121, 178, 334, 990.
Main genus page
Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens