Allomorphia exigua (PROSEA)
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Allomorphia exigua (Jack) Blume
- Protologue: Flora 14: 522 (1831); Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 6: 262 (1831).
Synonyms
Oxyspora exigua (Jack) J.F. Maxwell (1982).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: keduduk hutan, keduduk gajah, senduduk gajah (Peninsular)
- Thailand: kamao khao (Surat Thani).
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
A decoction of the roots is given to women after childbirth, and the leaves are used for poulticing the abdomen against remittent fever.
Observations
A small shrub up to 60 cm tall, with obtusely quadrangular branches; leaves lanceolate, 8.5-15 cm × 3-6 cm; inflorescence small, few-flowered; calyx urceolate; fruit urceolate. A. exigua is found in rocky locations in the forest.
Selected sources
121, 609, 789.
Main genus page
Authors
H.C. Ong