Sarcostigma kleinii

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Description

Much branched liana, up to 26 m, stem up to 8 cm ø, sometimes leafless during anthesis; Branchlets slender. Leaves oblong to oblong-obovate or -elliptic, rarely lanceolate, apex shortly rather abruptly and generally bluntly acuminate, or obtuse, base broadly cuneate to rounded, subcoriaceous to coriaceous, glabrous on both sides, or rarely with some hairs beneath, yellowish-green when dry, (7-)9-25 by 4-7(-11.5) cm, midrib slightly depressed above, strongly raised beneath, nerves (4-)6-8 pairs, curved-ascendent and inarching before the edge, pro-minent beneath, reticulation dense and very prominent (sometimes almost foveolate) on both faces, or more distinct beneath; Petals linear-oblong, subacute, densely brown-hairy outside, glabrous and with a slight median ridge inside, greenish-yellow, 3-4 mm. Seed 1, with a thin edible sweetish pulp round the nut inside.

Distribution

Andamans present, Annam present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sarawak present); India present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Lower Burma present, Semengoh F. R present, W. &. E. Java present, Western Ghats S. to Travancore present

India (Western Ghats S. to Travancore), Lower Burma, Andamans, Indo-China (Annam); in Malesia: Malay Peninsula, W. &. E. Java, Borneo (Sarawak: Semengoh F. R.). .

Uses

In India the oil of the seeds is highly esteemed in the treatment of rheumatism; this use is not known from Malesia.

Citation

SCHNIZL. – In: IC.: t. 172, f. 32 & 33

BAILL. 1873 – In: DC., Prod. 17: 16

DAHL 1952 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 276

HASSK. 1858: Retzia, ed. nov: 360

HOCHR. 1904 – In: Bull. Inst. Bot. Btzg: 39

KOORD.-SCHUM. 1912 – In: Syst. Verz.: 5

Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 533

R. BR. 1852 – In: Contr. Bot.: 105

MIERS 1852 – In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.: 118

Miq. 1856 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 795

AMSH. 1948 – In: Back., Bekn. Fl. Java, (em. ed.), 6: fam. 135, p. 7

R. BR. 1904: Pl. Bog. Exs.: 16

BACK. 1911: Schoolfl. Java: 229

BACK. & BAKH.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 62

BECC. 1877 – In: Malesia: 125

MIERS 1852 – In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.: 116

W. & A. 1852: p. 103. – In: Contr. Bot.: t. 18

Koord. 1910: Jungh. Gedenkb.: 175

SLEUM. 1969 – In: Blumea: 254