Nepenthes gracilis Korth
Slender Pitcher Plant / Tuyud ranggas/Sumbui-sumbui (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Terrestrial low climbing shrub with tendrils that can climb up to 15 m tall. Leaves are simple, alternately arranged, leathery, green or reddish, sessile and often glabrous. Leaf blade is linear- lanceolate or oblong, acute at apex and extending down the stem at leaf base. Pitchers are cylindrical, narrow at upper portion, wide and inflated at the base with two fringed wings. The inner surface of the pitcher is usually light green with fine purple spots. Lids above the peristome, a appendage surrounding the cap are flat and more or less circular and containing few nectar glands. Stems are glabrous. Inflorescence a raceme borne from leaf axils. Flowers are lacking petals. Fruit a glabrous, brown
Leaves are pounded as a poultice and applied externally to soft, splitting, cracking or rough nails to strengthen it. Root decoction is applied externally to treat mouth ulcers. Antitumour, antibacterial, antidiarrheal and anti-inflammatory activities are reported for
It is often found in damp areas, in secondary forests, open vegetations and swampy grasslands. It prefers moist soil under shade.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, central Sulawesi, and southernmost Thailand.
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