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

Species checklist | 65
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: srintil, adal-adal; Malaysia: akar kara
nasi, terap kompong, maharaja lela; Myanmar: natcho; Thailand: tong taek,
thon di, nong pom
Geographical distribution: Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Indochina, southern
China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java
Uses: used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 11
200. KASO
Saccharum spontaneum L.
Poaceae
Uses: used in traditional medicine; shoots for treating conjunctivitis and as food
Life form and origin: tall grass, wild
References: 8
201. KATEPENG LEUTIK
Senna tora (L.) Roxb.
Leguminosae
Vernacular names: foetid cassia, panicled milkwort (Eng.); Indonesian:
gelenggang kecil; Malay: ketepeng kecil; Malaysia: gelenggang kechil,
gelenggang padang; the Philippines: katanda, balatong-aso; Thailand: chum het
tai, chum het lek, lapmuen noi
Geographical distribution: the old world tropics
Uses: used in traditional medicine; lees as a purgative and for treating coughs
and ringworm, fruit for dysentery, seeds as an anthelmintic
Life form and origin: shrub, wild
References: 3
202. KATUK
Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.
Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular names: star gooseberry (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: babing;
Minangkabau: simani; Malaysia: chekup manis, cekur manis; the Philippines:
binahian; Myanmar: yo-ma-hin-yo; Thailand: phak waan baan, kaan tong,
ma yom paa