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Canthium horridum

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Blume

Common Names

• Bulang (Malay)
• Betu (Javanese)
• Lep Rawk (Thai)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• S. China
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore - Malaysia
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Swamp forest
• rain forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Low scrambling shrubby climber to 3m with glabrescebt branches, paired hooks to 5mm. Leaves to 30mm x 20mm, hairy beneath. Lobed corolla, flowers to 5mm long, 4-5 toothed calyx, corolla with 4-5 lobes. Bilobed glabrous fruit 10mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• GBS
• Kew
• Wiart 2
• MFMP