Lepisanthes rubiginosa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Lepisanthes |
| Species: | L. rubiginosa
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| Lepisanthes rubiginosa | |
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Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as mertajam,[2][4] is a plant species in the lychee family found in northern India, Indochina, Malesia and northwest Australia.[3][5]: 649
Botany
It is a shrub, or small tree, that can grow up to 16 meters tall and has compound leaves with two to nine pairs of leaflets.[5]: 649 [6] Its flowers are yellow-white with a sweet scent and its fruit ripens to a dark purple/black.[6] Its name rubiginosa is Latin for rust-coloured referning to the hairs on the twigs and leaflets.[6]
Use
The leaves can be used as a poultice to treat itches or made into a decoction that can be drank to cure fever.[7]
References
- ^ Ye, J.F.; , Yu, S.-X.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Lepisanthes rubiginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147652185A147652187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147652185A147652187.en. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wilkinson, Richard James (1932). "mĕrtajam". A Malay-English dictionary (romanised). Vol. II. Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis. p. 137 – via TROVE, National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Toh Suat Loo, ed. (2004). The Cyber Plant Conservation Project: Promoting Plant Biodiversity Conservation through ICT. Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Food and Agriculture Organization and International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. p. 43. ISBN 92-9043-626-3.
- ^ a b Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P.W.; van Welzen, P.C. (1994). "Sapindaceae". Flora Malesiana. 11 (3): 419–768 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
- ^ a b c "Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh". Flora & Fauna Web. National Parks Board. 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Burkill, I. H.; Mohamed Haniff (April 1930). "Malay Village Medicine" (PDF). The Gardens' Bulletin. VI (6–10): 165–321 – via National University of Singapore.