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Poikilospermum suaveolens
Poikilospermum suaveolens
- Botanic Family
- Urticaceae
- Author
- (Blume) Merrill
Common Names
- Zhui tou ma (Pinyin)
- Kyagyaw-nwe (Myanmar)
- Akar Murah (Malaysia)
- Ara Jankang (Malaysia)
- Chentawan (Malaysia)
- Daun Sentawan (Malaysia)
- Mentawan (Malaysia)
- Semelit Papan (Malaysia)
- Sentawan (Malaysia)
- Tentawan Malaysia)
- Besto (Java)
- Kalas (Java)
- Kekkegoan Aroy (Java)
- Lesa (Java)
- Gunatol Mukul (Borneo)
- Gunatong (Borneo)
- Anopo (Philippines)
- Anopol (Philippines)
- Hanopol (Philippies)
- Pancol (Philippines)
- Kari Waja (Maluku)
- Entaban (Sarawak)
- Akar Lundong (Malaysia)
- Akar Setahun (Malaysia)
- Kendatul (Sarawak)
- Hanopol (Manobo)
Geographical Habitats
- Chittagong - Bangladesh
- Borneo
- Cambodia
- S. Yunnan - China
- Borneo
- Andaman Islands
- Assam
- Meghalaya
- Nicobar Islands - India
- Java
- Maluku
- Sulawesi
- Sumatra - Indonesia
- Laos
- Johore
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Malacca
- Pahang
- Penang
- Perak
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu - Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Natural Habitats
- Riverside
- moist places
- rainforests
- streamside
- jungle
- peat swamp
- woodland
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Large hemi-epiphytic liana or scrambling shrub to 27m or herb. Coriaceous usually glabrous leaves to 400mm x 250mm. Violet to pinkish flowers with pear scent, achenes to 5mm, male inflorescence to 70mm x 50mm with paired bracts, female inflorescence to 60mm x 90mm with larger bracts than male, male flowers to 2mm x 2mm with 2-4 tepals, 4-lobed female flowers to 3.5mm x 2mm with 4 tepals, achenes to 5mm x 1.25mm with persistent perianth. Climbing or sprawling shrub, glabrous leaves, axillary erect fragrant inflorescence to 40mm long, flowers to 1.5mm long
Further References
- Mobot
- FOC
- FS
- The Plant List 2
- USNH
- GBS
- P. Chai
- Elmer