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

Species checklist | 141
Geographical distribution: throughout the tropics and subtropics
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots used for treating gonorrhoea, syphilis
and leucorrhea, and as a depurative, leaves for boils, swelling and rheumatism,
and as an antiemetic
Life form and origin: shrub, wild, weed
References: 3
449. SANGGA LANGIT
Cassytha filiformis L.
Cassythaceae
Vernacular names: dodder laurel, seashore dodder (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese:
tali puteri; Bangka: akar pengalasan; Brunei: akar janjang; Malaysia: chemar
batu; the Philippines: kaduad kawaran, barutbarut, malabohok; Thailand:
khiang kham, khueang kham khok, chong naang khlee
Geographical distribution: from Africa to Asia, central and southern China,
Japan, throughout Southeast and northern Australia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; stems used as a hair tonic and anthelmintic,
and for treating abdominalgia and conjunctivitis
Life form and origin: epiphytic herb, indigenous plant
References: 30
450. SANINTEN
Castanopsis javanica Blume
Fagaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesian: berangan, saninten; Malaysia: Malayan
chestnut, jertek tangga, kata; Papua New Guinea: New Guinea oak, white oak;
the Philippines: Philippine chestnut; Myanmar: katia; Laos: ko; Thailand: ko,
ko-nam; Vietnam: c[af][oo]i
Geographical distribution: India, Indochina, Thailand, Java, the Lesser
Sunda Islands
Uses: for medium to heavy interior construction, house posts, lining, bridges,
furniture, cabinet making, interior fitting, flooring, plywood, boat building
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 8, 24