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

66 | Five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java
Geographical distribution: Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indochina,
southern China, Thailand and throughout the Malesian region
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leaves for boils, chancres, fevers and as a
galactogogue and depurative, roots for frambesia and dysuria. Leaves eaten as a
vegetable
Life form and origin: shrub, exotic plant, cultivated
References: 11
203. KATULAMPA
Elaeocarpus submonoceras Miq.
Elaeocarpaceae
Vernacular names: the Philippines: nabol-tilos, pagapos, tabung-hangin
Geographical distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo
and the Philippines
Uses: for light interior construction, boat building, aircraft building, furniture
joinery, mouldings, boxes, carvings
Life form and origin: tree, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
204. KATUMPANG
Callicarpa longifolia Lamk
Verbenaceae
Vernacular names: Indonesia: Javanese: meniran; Sumatra: setampo; Malaysia:
tampang besi; Thailand: hu khwai
Geographical distribution: China, Indochina, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand,
throughout the Malesian region
Uses: for house building, light construction and string instruments
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 24, 27
205. KAWISTA
Limonia acidissima L.
Rutaceae
Vernacular names: wood apple, elephant apple (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese:
kawista; Balinese: kusta; Malaysia: belinggai, gelinggai; Myanmar: thibin;
Thailand: makhwit, mafit