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Strychnos ovata

Botanic Family

Loganiaceae

Author

A.W. Hill

Common Names

• Mi hua ma qian (Pinyin)
• Akar Kayas (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Cambodia
• S. Guangdong
• Hainan - China
• N. Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Philippines
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest & thickets
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar-Jun (China)
• May-Jun (Malesia)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• May (Malesia)

Large glabrous spiny liane or shrub with glabrous twigs. Glabrous leaves to 100mm x 60mm. Axillary or terminal thyrses to 70mm long of 4.5mm flowers, calyx to 1.25mm, sepals tomentose outside, glabrous inside, white corolla to 4.5mm long, pubescent outside, tube to 1.75mm long & orange berries to 55mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• P. Chai
• IFV