Aeschynanthus lamponga (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
- Protologue: Fl. Ned. Ind., Suppl. 1(3): 563 (1861).
Synonyms
Trichosporum lampongum (Miq.) Burkill (1935).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: akar melukut (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Uses
The leaves have been used for poulticing in Malaysia, but it is not clear for what complaints.
Observations
A herb with slender, creeping and rooting stem; leaves elliptical-ovate to lanceolate-ovate, obtuse; corolla much longer than calyx, c. 5 cm long, red; fruit unknown. A. lamponga occurs as an epiphyte in forest up to 1000 m altitude.
Selected sources
121, 789.
Main genus page
Authors
R.E. Nasution