Goniothalamus macrophyllus
(Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, (Check), Medicine
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 50-1,500 m above sea level.
An understorey tree in humid forests at elevations from 50 - 1,500 metres.
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It can grow 10 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. The flowers have petals 30 mm long. The flowers are creamish-white. The small fruit are 2 cm long.
Medicinal Uses
It has been reported to be used as a traditional medicine for a variety of ailments in the Malaya Peninsula, Indonesia, Brunei, and Thailand. However, bioactive compounds extracted from its roots have been reported to cytotoxic activity in tests with cultured human cancer cells.
Other Uses
The smoke produced by burning the root repels mosquitos, snakes and other wild animals.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Goniothalamus macrophyllus is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Thailand. Carl Ludwig Blume, the German-Dutch botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Unona macrophylla, named it after its large leaves (Latinized forms of Greek μακρός, makrós and φύλλον, phúllon). It is commonly called Penawar Hitam in the Malaya Peninsula, Ki Cantung in Indonesia, Limpanas Putih in Brunei, and Chin Dok Diao in Thailand.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Norfaizal, , M., et al, 2014, Flora Diversity of Sungai Teris, Karu Wildlife reserve, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks (2014) 28 : 81-91
