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Leea aculeata

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

Blume ex Sprengel

Common Names

• Teloyang (Berawan)
• Kemali (Iben)
• Bengang Kemali (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• W. Java
• Maluku
• N. Sumatra - Indonesia
• New Guinea
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Streamside in rain forest
• secondary vegetation

Flowering Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Large scandent spiny shrub or small tree with furrowed stem and pinnate leaves, 5-9 serrated leaflets to 250mm x 100mm. 200mm long corymbs with triangular bracts 3mm x 1.5mm, red flowers, fruits dull red, calyx 3mm x 3mm, corolla 4mm long with lobes to 3mm x 2mm, grooved blue-black fruit to 20mm dia.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• Flora Malesiana
• P. Chai