Amischotolype gracilis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Amischotolype gracilis (Ridley) I.M. Turner

Protologue: Gard. Bull. Sing. 45(1): 53 (1993).

Synonyms

Forrestia gracilis Ridley (1903).

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: setawar betina, tebu kera, buah anku (Peninsular).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia.

Uses

An infusion or decoction of the roots is drunk to treat rheumatism.

Observations

A herb up to 100 cm tall, with slender, c. 0.5 cm thick stems shortly creeping at base; leaves c. 20 cm × 5 cm, glabrous above, velvety beneath, red-hairy at edges; inflorescence small, few-flowered. A. gracilis is common in lowland forest.

Selected sources

121, 789.

Main genus page

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Authors

Noorma Wati Haron