Stemona curtisii Hook.f.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Stemona curtisii Hook.f. Stemonaceae. CN; [Malay - Akar ratus, Akar seratus, Kemili hutan, Ubi kemili (sharing name with Plectranthus rotundifolius, a Lamiaceae), Pecah kelambu, Galak tua], Stemona. The vernacular names are often interchangeable used with Stemona tuberosa presumably non-native here and also many equally conflicting names and synonyms in various reports. Native to India (Nicobar Islands), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malesia floristic zone. In peninsular Malaysia, occurrence is widespread, often in thickets near the sea, sometimes on limestone formations. Many scientific studies done to determine its phytochemical properties, but among the natives the root has been claimed an effective aphrodisiac.
Synonym(s):
Stemona minor Hook.f.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-288271
zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Stemona_curtisii/
proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1310
wannura.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/galak-tua-stemona-curtis...
www.iaat.org.in/Rheedea20_77-79.pdf
Stemona curtisii Hook.f.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Stemona curtisii Hook.f. Stemonaceae. CN; [Malay - Akar ratus, Akar seratus, Kemili hutan, Ubi kemili (sharing name with Plectranthus rotundifolius, a Lamiaceae), Pecah kelambu, Galak tua], Stemona. The vernacular names are often interchangeable used with Stemona tuberosa presumably non-native here and also many equally conflicting names and synonyms in various reports. Native to India (Nicobar Islands), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malesia floristic zone. In peninsular Malaysia, occurrence is widespread, often in thickets near the sea, sometimes on limestone formations. Many scientific studies done to determine its phytochemical properties, but among the natives the root has been claimed an effective aphrodisiac.
Synonym(s):
Stemona minor Hook.f.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-288271
zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Stemona_curtisii/
proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1310
wannura.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/galak-tua-stemona-curtis...
www.iaat.org.in/Rheedea20_77-79.pdf