Arcangelisia flava
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Description
Plant glabrous apart from leaf-domatia.
Leaves:
Inflorescences axillary or cauliflorous, paniculate, slender, 10-50 cm, lateral branches spicate or subspicate, 1-5 cm.
Distribution
Asia-Temperate: Hainan (Hainan present), Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya present; New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present), Central & N. Celebes present, Central Java present, Halmahera present, Langkawi present, N. & Central Sumatra present, N. Moluccas present, S. Peninsular Thailand present, Talaud Is present
Hainan, Indochina, S. Peninsular Thailand; in Malesia: N. & Central Sumatra, Malaya (incl. Langkawi), Central Java, throughout Borneo and Philippines, Central & N. Celebes, N. Moluccas (Talaud Is., Halmahera), New Guinea.
Notes
Alkaloids found in this species are berberine, columbamine, jatrorrhizine and palmatine, according to THORNBER (). JEWERS et al. (l.c. 663) reported the same alkaloids, but not columbamine, from extracts of stems and roots.
Details of the primary xylem elements were given by ZAMORA ().
The fruits are eaten and dispersed by orang-utans, gibbons and macaques in E. Borneo (information from Dr. M. LEIGHTON, Harvard Univ.).
Details of the primary xylem elements were given by ZAMORA ().
The fruits are eaten and dispersed by orang-utans, gibbons and macaques in E. Borneo (information from Dr. M. LEIGHTON, Harvard Univ.).
Citation
LINNE 1759: Syst., ed. 10: 992
BECC. 1912 – In: Nova Guinea: 869
BACK. & BAKH.f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 155
King 1889 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 379
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 145
W.H. BROWN 1921 – In: Minor Prod. Philip. For.: 388
PANCHO 1983: p. 281. – In: Vasc. Fl. Mt Makiling: f. 85
BOERL. 1899 – In: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 38
Merr. 1921 – In: Minor Prod. Philip. For.: 67, 185
Diels 1910: p. 106. – In: Pfl. R.: f. 38
HEYNE 1927: Nutt. Pl.: 621
FORMAN 1978 – In: Kew Bull.: 334
HOLTH. & LAM 1942 – In: Blumea: 180
BACK. 1911: Schoolfl.: 40
BURK. & HEND. 1925 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 344
HEINE 1951 – In: Fedde, Rep. 54: 226
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 248
DC. 1824 – In: Prod.: 97
YAMAMOTO 1944 – In: J. Soc. Trop. Agric.: 36
MIERS 1871: p. 54. – In: Contr. Bot.: t. 97/1-6
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 107
Diels 1911 – In: Elmer, Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4: 1163
Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 232