Ardisia crassa (PROSEA)
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Ardisia crassa C.B. Clarke
- Protologue: Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 518 (1882).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: pokok pelandok paya, sepuri tanah (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia boiled roots are applied as a plaster to treat rheumatism.
Observations
A shrub or small tree; leaves elliptical, 10-22.5 cm × 4-6 cm, glabrous, secondary veins 20-25 pairs; inflorescence a condensed, almost capitate cyme; corolla pinkish; fruit c. 6 mm in diameter. A. crassa is uncommon in lowland forest.
Selected sources
121, 789, 895, 990.
Main genus page
Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens