Trophis philippinensis (PROSEA)
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Trophis philippinensis (Bur.) Corner
- Family: Moraceae
Synonyms
Sloetia minahassae Koord.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: daendong, laindong, bunta (Sulawesi).
Distribution
From the Philippines and Sulawesi (Indonesia) to New Guinea and New Britain.
Uses
In Sulawesi the pounded bast is traditionally used as barkcloth.
Observations
A tree with unisexual, spicate inflorescences. Male flowers with 4 tepals, imbricate in bud. Female flowers with fleshy, dark purple to black perianth. Fruit adnate to the enlarged perianth. Seed with subequal cotyledons.
Selected sources
12, 71.
Authors
M. Brink, P.C.M. Jansen & C.H. Bosch
