Ardisia sanguinolenta (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Ardisia sanguinolenta Blume
- Protologue: Bijdr. fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 685 (1826).
Synonyms
Ardisia colorata Roxb. (1824) non Link.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: lampeni gede (Sundanese)
- Malaysia: mata pelandok, kayu mata buah, sumpoh lumpok (Peninsular)
- Thailand: ma cham kong (northern), kraduk kai (south-eastern), ai ram yai (peninsular)
- Vietnam: cơm nguội màu.
Distribution
India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Java.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia a decoction of the root is used to treat diarrhoea and cough, and after childbirth. The plant is possibly also used for poulticing in cases of rheumatism or lumbago. A decoction of the leaves is administered to treat colic. In Thailand several plant parts play a role in traditional medicine: roots to treat gonorrhoea, stems as an antileprotic, leaves to treat liver diseases, and fruits to treat diarrhoea and fever. In India similar uses have been recorded.
Observations
A shrub or small tree up to 8 m tall; leaves narrowly elliptical to oblong-lanceolate, 13-28 cm × 3-8 cm, glabrous or sparsely and minutely rusty-lepidote below, with many glandular dots, secondary veins 15-30 pairs; inflorescence a terminal, pyramidal panicle; corolla 2.5-4 mm long, pale pink; fruit 4-6.5 mm in diameter. A. sanguinolenta occurs in lowland evergreen forest up to 1000 m altitude, frequently along streams and in damp grassy sites; it is common.
Selected sources
121, 249, 334, 378, 900, 990.
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Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens
