Goniothalamus suaveolens Becc.
Null / Limpanas putih/Lakom putih (Bru.); Kulimpanas putih laki (Ib.)(Tut.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
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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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