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Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Streblus asper Lour. Moraceae. CN: [Malay - Kesinai, Serut, Tempinis, Kerut], Sand-paper tree, Siamese rough bush, Toothbrush tree, Koi. Native to dry regions in Thailand, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam. In Malaysia found growing in the wild in the monsoonal northern states but largely pilfered and sold as bonsai to garden enthusiasts. rigid and densely branched tree growing from 4-10 m in height. The leaves are oblong-obovate to sub-rhomboid, 4-12 cm long, very rough on both sides, with finely toothed margin, the tip blunt or tapering to a point and the base narrowed. Traditionally used by natives as an oral hygiene product, hence the tree also known as the toothbrush tree.
Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?35763
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streblus_asper
www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sand%20Paper%20Tree....
Terciopelo or Fer-de-lance, Bothrops asper
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