Padbruggea dasyphylla (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Padbruggea dasyphylla Miq.

Synonyms

• Millettia dasyphylla (Miq.) Boerl. ex Koord.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: Buhu, mata buhu, oyod munding

Distribution

Indonesia and Malay Peninsula.

Uses

Seeds eaten boiled or roasted.

Observations

Robust liana, 5-35 m, in forest borders and along water sides. Seeds injurious if eaten raw.

Selected sources

• Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1963. Flora of Java. The Rijksherbarium, Leyden. Noordhoff, Groningen. Vol. 1: 616.

• Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd edition. Kuala Lumpur. Vol. 2: 1648.

• Heyne, K., 1927. De nuttige planten van Nederlandsch Indië. 2nd edition. Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel in Nederlandsch Indië. Batavia. Vol. 2: 797.

• Ridley, H.N., 1922. The flora of the Malay Peninsula. The Government of the Straits Settlements. London. Vol. 1: 587.

See also Callerya (PROSEA)