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Sarcostigma paniculata

Botanic Family

Icacinaceae

Author

Pierre

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Perak - Malaysia
• Philippines
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• montane forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Jan-Dec (Malesia)
• Mar-Apr (Vietnam)
• Sep (Philippines)

Fruiting Times

• Jan-Dec (Malesia)
• Sep (Philippines)

Tall stout looping liana to 30m, or scandent shrub with glabrous branches. Coriaceous glabrous leaves to 200mm x 90mm. Axillary, lateral or terminal glabrescent male panicles to 400mm long, 0.6mm calyx, 5 white or yellow petals to 3mm long, female panicles glabrate, calyx 0.8mm. Dark green to blackish-brown glabrescent drupe to 35mm x 20mm.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Flora Malesiana
• F Indochine
• Botanicus
• NYBG
• Elmer
• The Plant List 2
• GBS