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

472. SUWANGKUNG
Species checklist | 149
Caryota rumphiana Blume ex Mart.
Palmae
Vernacular names: giant fishtail palm (Eng.); Indonesia: Balinese: andudu; the
Moluccas: nibung besar; Malaysia: baroh, dudok, rabok gunung
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java; probably
also in Peninsular Thailand
Uses: for planking, roofing, partitioning, fencing
Life form and origin: palm tree, indigenous plant
References: 27
473. SUWEG-ACUNG
Amorphophallus spectabilis (Miq.) Engl.
Araceae
Geographical distribution: West Java from 800-1400 m ASL
Uses: tubers eaten locally
474. TAKOKAK
Solanum torvum Swartz
Solanaceae
Vernacular names: devil’s fig, plate brush (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: pokak;
Indonesian: takokak; Sumatra: terong pipit; Malaysia: terong pipit, terong
rembang; the Philippines: takapasin, taogotan, balbalusa; Thailand: makhuaphung,
makhwaeng
Geographical distribution: South, Southeast and East Asia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots used for dermatosis, leave for
cardiodynia and vertigo, fruit for anorexia, hypertension and food
Life form and origin: shrub, wild, weed
References: 20, 25
475. TALANGTANG – KI SIKOP
Elaeocarpus obtusus Blume
Elaeocarpaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: andul
Geographical distribution: Sumatra, Java and Borneo