Lepionurus sylvestris Blume
Sungai Perahu, Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Lepionurus sylvestris Blume. Opiliaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Chemperai, Chemperai gajah, Chipreh, Chipras, Pelir kambing, Kucing-kucing, Pokok mubin]. Distribution - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to Java. Shrub to 3 m tall. Habitat - lowland and hill forest to 600 m. In Pahang a poultice of the plant or of the pounded roots, is applied to children's heads for headache.
Synonym(s):
Lepionurus javanicus G.Don [Illegitimate]
Lepionurus oblongifolius (Griff.) Mast.
Lepionurus oblongifolius var. angustifolius Ridl.
Lepionurus sylvestris var. lanceolatus Valeton
Leptonium oblongifolium Griff.
Opilia acuminata Wall. ex Baill. [Illegitimate]
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2494081
parasiticplants.siu.edu/Opiliaceae/index.html
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula, I H Burkill et. al., Oxford University Press, 1935
Lepionurus sylvestris Blume
Sungai Perahu, Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Lepionurus sylvestris Blume. Opiliaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Chemperai, Chemperai gajah, Chipreh, Chipras, Pelir kambing, Kucing-kucing, Pokok mubin]. Distribution - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to Java. Shrub to 3 m tall. Habitat - lowland and hill forest to 600 m. In Pahang a poultice of the plant or of the pounded roots, is applied to children's heads for headache.
Synonym(s):
Lepionurus javanicus G.Don [Illegitimate]
Lepionurus oblongifolius (Griff.) Mast.
Lepionurus oblongifolius var. angustifolius Ridl.
Lepionurus sylvestris var. lanceolatus Valeton
Leptonium oblongifolium Griff.
Opilia acuminata Wall. ex Baill. [Illegitimate]
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2494081
parasiticplants.siu.edu/Opiliaceae/index.html
A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula, I H Burkill et. al., Oxford University Press, 1935