UBD Botanical Research Centre

Goniothalamus suaveolens Becc.

Null / Limpanas putih/Lakom putih (Bru.); Kulimpanas putih laki (Ib.)(Tut.)

Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution

Terrestrial small tree that can reach 10 m high. Leaves are simple, alternately arranged, greenish-gray and glossy. Leaf blade is obovate-obtuse to ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate or cuspidate at apex, cuneate at base with entire margin and pinnate venation. Inflorescence a solitary arising at leaf axils. Flowers are fragrant with a strong banana-like

The medicinal uses are similar to G. parallelovenius. In Sabah and Sarawak, the root decoction is used for headache and food poisoning while the bark is used as a mosquito repellent. The plant is known for its

It is found in mixed dipterocarp forests. It prefers fertile loamy soil under sunlight to shade.

Stem cutting.

Native to Borneo.

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