Argostemma klossii (PROSEA)
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Argostemma klossii Ridley
- Protologue: Journ. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 13 (1912).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: sumpu kering (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
Boiled leaves and roots have been used in Peninsular Malaysia as a poultice to treat malaria.
Observations
A small erect herb up to 12.5 cm tall, stem hairy; leaves of each pair very unequal, elliptical-lanceolate, c. 5 cm long, whitish beneath; corolla c. 6 mm in diameter, anther tube about as long as corolla; fruit hairy. A. klossii occurs locally in rain forest in the mountains.
Selected sources
121, 789.
Main genus page
Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens