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Ancistrocladus tectorius

Botanic Family

Ancistrocladaceae

Author

(Loureiro) Merrill

Common Names

• Lin Kwang (Thailand)
• Gou zhi teng (Pinyin)
• Kyet-mauk-nwe (Myanmar)
• Trang quang (Ann)
• Bedong (Moi)
• Akar (be)boeloes
• Beloeloes
• Meloeloes (Banka)
• Mendjoeloeng (Lepar)
• Troeng boeloes (Billiton)
• Akar Julong Hitam or Lindah Sapi (Malay)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• Hainan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• tropical forest
• scrubland
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• All year

Fruiting Times

• All year

Large liana or shrub to 20m, trailing or climbing by recurved or spiralling hooked lateral branches. Coriaceous leaves to 502mm x 117mm. Lateral & terminal lax panicles to 150mm x 200mm with bracts to 2.4mm x 1.5mm of flowers with 5 5mm x 6mm cream, pink, green, yellowor dark red petals, 5 sepals to 5.5mm x 2.2mm. 5-ridged red club-shaped nuts to 50mm x 15mm with calyx wings attached.

Possibly toxic

Stems used for hoops on barrels, medicinal

Further References

• Mobot
• Thai F.
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine, Flora Malesiana
• GBS
• Kew
• Wiart 2
• ResearchGate