Anthocephalus macrophyllus (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Anthocephalus macrophyllus (Roxb.) Havil.

Protologue: Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 23, pl. 4.32-4.37 (1897).

Synonyms

• Nauclea macrophylla Roxb. (1824),
• Bancalus macrophyllus (Roxb.) O. Kuntze (1891),
• Neolamarckia macrophylla (Roxb.) Bosser (1984).

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: samama (Ambon).

Distribution

Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

Uses

The wood is probably used as kadam. The bark has been applied in traditional medicine. The large leaves may be used as plates and serviettes.

Observations

• A large tree.
• Leaves 20-60 cm long, with a blunt apex, sessile.
• Flower heads about 7 cm wide, upper part of the ovary 2-loculed with 4 solid small cartilagineous structures.

A. macrophyllus occurs in both lowland and lower montane forest and grows in a slightly seasonal climate.

Selected sources

60, 77, 313, 318, 582.

Main genus page

• Anthocephalus

Authors

• M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)