Rothmannia macrophylla (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Rothmannia macrophylla (Hook.f.) Bremek.

Family: Rubiaceae

Synonyms

• Randia macrophylla Hook.f.

Vernacular names

• Tree lily (En)
• Malaysia: kacubong hutan, kumatan, pecah pinggan (Peninsular).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra.

Uses

In Peninsular Malaysia, the juice may be used for blackening teeth.

Observations

A slender, erect shrub up to 5 m tall with opposite narrowly elliptic leaves and very large, up to 15 cm long, white flowers blotched purple in the tube. Tree lily is common in lowland forest. It is a very conspicuous and beautiful plant which might be promising as an ornamental.

Selected sources

12, 13, 42.