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

Uses: for poles in traditional house construction, boat building, furniture
and boxes
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 27
Species checklist | 43
130. HONJE
Etlingera elatoir (Jack) R.M. Smith
Zingiberaceae
Vernacular names: torch ginger (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: kecombrang; the
Moluccas: petikala; Malaysia: kantan, kechala, ubud udat
Geographical distribution: Malaysia, Java, Sumatra
Uses: used in traditional medicine; rhizome used as a dye, flowers for spices,
deodorant and as a depurative
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
References: 8, 30
131. HUNYUR BUUT – WERA AREUY – KI LEMBUR
Kadsura scandens (Blume) Blume
Schisandraceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: South Sumatra: mendulai; Malaysia: belabor,
akar dama-dama, kerukul akar
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Bali
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots used to treat coughs and rheumatism,
stem for coughs and fever, fruits for abdominalgia. Edible fruit
Life form and origin: liana, indigenous plant
References: 8, 30
132. HURU
Actinodaphne procera Nees
Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Indonesian: medang; Javanese: wuru; Malaysia: medang
kuning, medang kunyit
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra,
Borneo, Bangka and western Java
Uses: for light construction, interior finishing, furniture, boat building. Used in
traditional medicine; bark used to treat tetanus
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27