Fibraurea tinctoria

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Description

Large woody climber up to c. 40 m. Leaves: Inflorescences axillary or ramiflorous, c. 10-38 cm with lateral branches up to 12 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Assam (Manipur present); Borneo present; Jawa (Jawa present); Malaya present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Burma present, Dinagat I present, Enggano I present, N. of Mindanao present, NE. Celebes present, NE. India present, Nicobar Is present

NE. India (Manipur, Nicobar Is.), Burma, Thailand, Indochina; in Malesia: Malaya, Sumatra (incl. Enggano I.), Java, Borneo, NE. Celebes, Philippines (Dinagat I., N. of Mindanao).

Uses

The stems are used medicinally in Malaya, as a stomach medicine in Sarawak, also for dyeing and for cordage. HEYNE (1927) and BURKILL (1935) recorded various uses, against dysentery, diabetes and headache; alkaloids occur; the yellow dye is possibly berberine, but see BISSET in FORMAN, l.c. 540.

Notes

In his key, DIELS (l.c. 1910) distinguished F. laxa by its tricomposite male inflorescences up to 50 cm compared with F. chloroleuca with bicomposite male inflorescences up to 20 cm. This distinction is not valid when all the material now available is considered: indeed, the type of F. laxa, the only specimen of that species cited by DIELS, has a single inflorescence no longer than c. 38 cm.

Citation

BURK. 1935: Dict.: 1000

Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 87

Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 248

Diels 1910 – In: Pfl. R.: 120

Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 249

Diels 1910 – In: Pfl. R.: 120

Merr. 1935 – In: Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. n.s.: 157

KOORD.EXK. 1912 – In: Fl. Java: 233

LOUR. 1877 – In: For. Fl. Burma: 53

NORMAN 1926 – In: J. Bot.: 142

Hook.f. 1872 – In: Fl. Br. India: 98

DIELS& HACKENB. 1926 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 307

MIERS 1871 – In: Contr. Bot.: 41

MIERS 1871: p. 42. – In: Contr. Bot.: t. 93

Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 146

BOERL. 1899 – In: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 37

HEYNE 1927: Nutt. Pl.: 619

YAMAMOTO 1944 – In: J. Soc. Trop. Agric.: 42

FORMAN 1985 – In: Kew Bull.: 549

King 1889 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 380

BURK. & HEND. 1925 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 344

YAMAMOTO 1944 – In: J. Soc. Trop. Agric.: 41

GAGNEP. 1908 – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: 135

Ridl. 1900 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 42

BACK. 1911: Schoolfl.: 42

HOOK.f. & TH. 1855: Fl. Ind.: 204

Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 105

BECC. 1877 – In: Malesia: 142

Ridl. 1893 – In: Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 274

SCHEFF. 1872: p. 73. – In: Obs. Phyt.: t. 4

KURZ 1874 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 60

BACK. & BAKH.f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 157

LOUR. 1868 – In: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat.: 81