Indorouchera contestiana
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Description
Liana, up to 10 m, sometimes a shrub up to 4 m.
Leaves elliptic to ovate, 3-11.5 by 1.5-4.7 cm;
Stipules liguliform to shallowly triangular, 0.8-1.5 by 1-1.5 mm, entire to crenate.
Flowers in (l-)4-7(-14)-flowered fascicles.
Sepals elliptic to ovate, 1.7-2.5 by 0.7-1.6 mm.
Stamens 1.8-2.2 and 2.5-3.5 mm;
Ovary 3-loculed, rather smooth, cylindric to ovoid, 0.8-1 by 0.6-0.7 mm;
Seed(s) 1 (or 2), ventrally attached, semi-ovoid, 2.5—2.1 by 1.7-1.9 mm, often asymmetric;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Cambodia (Cambodia present), S. Vietnam present
S. Vietnam, Cambodia; in Malesia: Borneo. .
Uses
According to SCHOLZ () the plant contains saponin-like constituents. They are used in mixtures for arrow poisons. See also . For details on chemical contents see . On the label of CHIN 2829 is mentioned: 'a "T"-point can be made into a parang handle. The wood is tough, not excessively hard, and will not split easily.'.