Dracaena chiniana I.M. Turner
Null / Daun tapak leman/Tapuh/Tapak sulaiman (M.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Dwarf shrub that can reach 30 cm tall. Leaves are simple, spirally arranged, rising from the ground and thickly leathery. Leaf blade is broadly elliptic, acute or obtuse at apex, sheathing at base with entire margin and parallel venation. 6tems are reduced. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers are whitish-
The leaves are crushed in a mortar and the pulp can be applied gently on the skin and over the wounds to cure skin allergy, shingles,
It thrives in lowland forests, on steep slopes and on limestone rocks.
Seeds.
Native to Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
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