Alchornea sicca (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Alchornea sicca (Blanco) Merr.
- Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sci., Bot., 5: 192 (1910).
Synonyms
Alchornea philippinensis Pax & Hoffm. (1914).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: balanti (Tagalog).
Distribution
The Philippines (Luzon).
Uses
Leaves and fruits are used as fish poison.
Observations
A shrub up to 2 m tall; leaves ovate, palmately 3-veined, glandular at base; male inflorescence axillary, catkin-like, female one spicate. A. sicca occurs locally, especially in thickets along streams in the lowland.
Selected sources
117, 618, 621.
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Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens