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Alsomitra macrocarpa

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Blume) M. Roemer

Propagation

S.

Common Names

• Akar Emperkak or Randau Emperkak (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Java
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Negeri Sembilan
• Pahang
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Montane thickets
• coastal forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Nov (Philippines)

Fruiting Times

• Jan (Papua New Guinea)

Lofty woody tendril vine with coriaceous glabrous or puberulent leaves to 170mm x 140mm with tendrils. Axillary racemes terminal panicles to 150mm long, 8mm male flowers, 3-lobed calyx to 8mm wide, red petals to 6mm x 3mm. Female flowers with calyx to 9mm wide, petals to 12mm x 4mm. Brown fruit to 300mm diameter

Medicinal

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Botanicus
• FNWNG
• The Plant List 2
• GBS
• P. Chai
• Elmer
• DPRV