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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

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