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

138 | Five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java
439. RASAMALA
Altingia excelsa Noronha
Hamamelidaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: mala; Sumatra: tulasan; Minangkabau:
mandung; Myanmar: nantayok; Laos: sop; Thailand: sop, hom, satu; Vietnam:
t[oo] h[aj]p l[as] h[if]nh tim
Geographical distribution: Assam and Southeast Asia including southern
China to the Malesian area
Uses: for frames of bridges and columns and beams for buildings
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 12
440. REMEK DAGING
Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.f.) T. Anderson
Acanthaceae
Vernacular names: metal leaf, red flame (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: keji beling;
Ternate: lire; Brunei: sembangun; Malaysia: kemoyan batu; the Philippines:
dahon-pula; Thailand: data ta kua, hom khrang, ruesee phasom laeo
Geographical distribution: Indochina, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia,
Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leaves used for treating dysentery,
haemorrhoids, dysuria, anemia, tuberculosis and conjunctivitis
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
References: 11
441. RENYUNG
Aporosa arborea (Blume) Muell. Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: bastard oak (Eng.); Indonesia: Sundanese: peuris; Malaysia:
pelangah, pelangas, pelangi; Thailand: khonta chang, khrop bai yai, nuan sian
Geographical distribution: from the eastern Himalaya and India to Indochina,
southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo
Uses: for local house construction and furniture
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27