Aganosma marginata (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Aganosma marginata (Roxb.) G. Don
- Protologue: Gen. Syst. 4: 77 (1837).
Synonyms
Aganosma acuminata G. Don (1837).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: sekati lima, akar gerit puteh, akar ara tanah (Peninsular)
- Thailand: maduea din (general), duea khruea (northern), yaan duei bit (Surat Thani)
- Vietnam: chè lông, luyến hương.
Distribution
Eastern India, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, northern Sumatra, western Java, northern Borneo (Sabah), Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas (Seram) and the Philippines.
Uses
In Malaysia and Vietnam, a decoction of the roots and/or leaves is commonly used internally to treat urinary troubles, as a tonic during fever, as an emmenagogue, and to treat anaemia and loss of appetite. In Thailand, roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits have been used against fever. The latex is occasionally used as rubber in Indo-China, and the fibrous bark for binding purposes.
Observations
A liana or scrambler; leaves with a distinct intramarginal vein, lateral veins 8-18 pairs; sepals shorter than or as long as the corolla tube, stamens inserted at 0.3-0.5 of corolla tube length, disk shorter than or as long as ovary; follicle linear. A. marginata occurs in many different habitats, but especially in drier evergreen and deciduous forest and in scrubland, up to 850 m altitude.
Selected sources
62, 121, 182, 249, 625, 789.
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Authors
Tran Dinh Ly & Tran The Bach
