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

Species checklist | 145
Uses: for temporary construction, mouldings, interior work, cladding, drawers,
laundry tubs, small domestic articles, fruit crates and firewood. Also used in
traditional medicine; leaves used for postnatal treatment and as animal fodder
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 8, 24, 27
460. SEUSEUREUHAN
Piper aduncum L.
Piperaceae
Vernacular names: Spanish elder (Eng.)
Geographical distribution: from Mexico to Brazil and the West Indies
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leaves used as an aromatic tonic, stimulant
and internal styptic
Life form and origin: shrub, wild, weed
References: 8
461. SIDAGORI
Sida rhombifolia L.
Malvaceae
Vernacular names: Cuba jute, arrowleaf sida (Eng.); Indonesia: Sundanese:
sadagori; Javanese: sidaguru; Sumatra: sidaguru; Madurese: taghuri; Malaysia:
sendaguri, seleguri padang, bunga padang
Geographical distribution: widespread weed found throughout the tropics
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots use for toothache, boils, abortions and
fevers, leaves for boils, scabies and fevers
Life form and origin: shrub, wild, weed
References: 20
462. SILUWAR
Aglaia pachyphylla Miq.
Meliaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: siluwar; Kalimantan: singkok; Malaysia:
semeliang, langsat-langsat, koping-koping; the Philippines: tukang-kalau, guijo,
makaasim
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra,
western Java, Borneo, southern Sulawesi and the Philippines