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Loeseneriella macrantha

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

(Korthals) A.C. Smith

Common Names

• Akar Bintong (Malaysia)
• Akar China (Malaysia)
• Akar Mata Pelanduk (Malaysia)
• Gambir Ayer (Indonesia)
• Resak (Indonesia)
• Akar Beting (Indonesia)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Andaman Islands
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Java
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Pahang
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Bismarck Archipelago
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vanuatu

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• floodplains
• riversides
• mangroves
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Liana with coriaceous leaves to 205mm x 80mm, glabrous inflorescence to 60mm long with bracts to 1.5mm long, green or yellowish-green, occasionally plain yellow flowers, calyx lobes to 1.25mm, puberulous outside, petals to 6.5mm x 2.5mm, 3-lobed flat follicles to 80mm x 35mm

Further References

• Mangrove
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS