Five hundred plant species in gunung Halimun Salak ... - CIFOR

116 | Five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java
367. LENGSU
Baccaurea lanceolata (Miq.) Mull. Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: green rambai (Eng.); Indonesia: Kalimantan: lompayang;
Malaysia: asam pahong, medang kelelawar, mempaung; Thailand: som huuk, som lok
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore,
Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines
Uses: for poles in traditional house construction, boat building, furniture
and boxes
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27
368. LEUKSA
Ficus septica Burm.f.
Moraceae
Vernacular names: Indonesian: awar-awar; Sundanese: ki ciyat; Sulawesi: tagalolo;
Papua New Guinea: omia, manibwohebwahe, bahuerueru; the Philippines: hauili,
kauili, sio
Geographical distribution: the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, throughout Malesia except
for Peninsular Malaysia, northern Australia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots as an antidote and antiemetic and for treating
asthma
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 3, 8
369. LEUNCA
Solanum nigrum L.
Solanaceae
Vernacular names: black nightshade, common nightshade, garden nightshade
(Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: ranti; Ternate: bobose; Malaysia: ranti, terong meranti,
terong parachichit; the Philippines: konti, anti, kuti; Thailand: ma waeng nok, ya
tom tok, kha om
Geographical distribution: Europe and western Asia, North America, Africa, Asia
and Australia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leave used as a tonic, fruit and leaves used for
conjunctivitis and dysuria
Life form and origin: shrub, exotic plant, cultivated
References: 3