Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.
Tetracera scandens (Linn.) Merr. Dilleniaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar mempelas, Akar empelas], Stone leaf. Evergreen woody liana to 30 m liana, sometimes shrubby. Habitat - widespread in forest and forest margins to 1000 m. Young branchlets densely pubescent, glabrescent. Petiole 1-1.5 cm, pubescent; leaf blade ovate or obovate, 4-10 2.5-5 cm. Panicles terminal, 10-20 cm; Follicles ovate, ca. 1 cm, apex with persistent bent beaklike style. Dried leaves once used for sanding carved objects especially wood-based. Folk-medicine include for treatment of sore throat and hemoptysis. Synonym(s):
Tragia scandens L.
Delima sarmentosa L.Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Database
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