Timonius flavescens (Jacq.) Baker
Null / Medang suid/Sebulu (Bru.); Mulung uduk (Ib.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
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Terrestrial tree that can grow up to 12 m tall. Leaves are simple, in opposite arrangement, dark green, leathery but flexible, adaxially glabrous and abaxially hairy. Leaf blade is obovate to elliptic, acute to acuminate at apex, obtuse or acute at base with entire margin and penni-veined. Stems are erect, cylindrical, glabrous and slender. Flowers are small, yellow and tubular. Inflorescence a cyme developing at leaf axils. Fruit a globose, greenish-
The leaves are often used in cooking which is believed to help relieve gastrointestinal problems. The plant exhibits antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiulcer, antitumour and cytotoxic activities.
It is mostly found in lowland wet forests, on ridges, on hillsides and along streams. It prefers sandy clay soil under full sunlight to partial shade.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Native to South and Southeast Asia.
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