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

442. REUNDEU
Staurogyne elongata (Blume) O. Kuntze
Acanthaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: godong keji
Geographical distribution: Sumatra and Java
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots used as a diuretic
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
References: 8, 11
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443. REUNDEU BADAK
Cyrtandra picta Blume
Gesneriaceae
Geographical distribution: from The Nicobar Islands, southern Myanmar and
Thailand throughout the Malesian region
Uses: used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
References: 8, 11
444. RUKEM
Flacourtia rukam Zollinger & Moritzi
Flacourtiaceae
Vernacular names: rukam (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: ganda rukem, rukam;
Borneo: klang, tatah kutang; Malaysia: rukam manis, rukam gajah; the
Philippines: amaiit, aganas, kalominga; Thailand; takhop-thai, khrop-dong;
Vietnam: mung guan ru’ng
Geographical distribution: the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Indochina,
India and Thailand
Uses: ripe fruit is edible. Used in traditional medicine; leaves used for treating
conjunctivitis and smallpox, fruit for diarrhoea and dysentery
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 8, 31
445. SALAK – SALAK LEUWEUNG
Salacca zalacca (Gaertner) Voss
Arecaceae
Vernacular names: snake fruit (Eng.); Malaysia: salak; Myanmar: yingan;
Thailand: sala