Amphineurion marginatum
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Description
Shrub-like when young with arching stems, climber when possible.
Leaves:
Inflorescence lax, terminal and axillary, glabrous to sparsely puberulent, 4-20 cm long;
Sepals 2-8 by 0.8-2.1 mm, 1.7-5.3 times as long as wide, puberulent to glabrous, oblong to narrowly ovate, apex acute or acuminate;
Stamens inserted at 2.2-4 mm from corolla base which is 0.3-0.5 of corolla tube length;
Ovaries 0.4-1.2 mm high, minutely puberulent to glabrous;
Fruit linear, 16.5-74 cm by 4-10 mm, lenticellate, glabrous to sparsely puberulent.
Seeds 4.7-13.6 by 0.6-2.3 mm;
Distribution
Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Bangladesh (Bangladesh present); Borneo present; Cambodia (Cambodia present); India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Laos (Laos present); Lesser Sunda Is. present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Burma present
India, Bangladesh, China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam; in Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas.
Uses
A decoction of the roots is said to be used internally to treat urinary problems, as a tonic against fevers, as a treatment for anaemia and loss of appetite, and as an aid to menstruation. The leaves are also said to be edible with a sweetish taste. The fibrous bark can be used for binding.
Citation
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