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Tetracera akara

Botanic Family

Dilleniaceae

Author

(Burman f.) Merrill

Common Names

• Daun amplas (Sumatra)
• Akar
• Akar rusa-rusa (Malaysia)
• Akar Mempelas (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Brunei
• Kerala-India
• Java
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• lowland forest
• coastal forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Tall or creeping liana to 25m with coriaceous leaves to 130mm x 60mm. Terminal or axillary inflorescence to 80mm x 60mm of 30mm dia. flowers, 4 sepals glabrous outside to 10mm x 8mm and 3-4 white or greenish white petals. Fruit a 10mm dia. capsule with a beak to 3mm long

Further References

• HKU
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• P. Chai
• GBS