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

Species checklist | 71
Geographical distribution: from India and Sri Lanka eastward to China and
Indochina, Thailand and throughout Malesia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; roots used for edema, abortions and seeds as
a purgative and fish poison
Life form and origin: shrub, indigenous plant
References: 30
219. KEMBANG TELENG
Clitoria ternatea L.
Fabaceae
Vernacular names: butterfly pea, Asian pigeon wings (Eng.); Indonesian: bunga
biru; Javanese: kembang telang; Malaysia: bunga biru, kacang telang;
the Philippines: kolokanting, giting princesa, balog-balog; Thailand: anchan
Geographical distribution: tropics of Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands and
the Americas
Uses: potential fodder plant. Used in traditional medicine; roots used
as a purgative and for headaches, leaves for boils and coughs, flowers for
conjunctivitis and bronchitis
Life form and origin: liana, wild, weed
References: 9
220. KEMUNING
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
Rutaceae
Vernacular names: Andaman satinwood, Burmese boxwood, Chinese myrtle
(Eng.); Indonesian: kemuning (common); Malaysia: kemuning; the Philippines:
kamuning
Geographical distribution: from Sri Lanka and India to Indochina, southern
China, Taiwan to Thailand, throughout the Malesian region
Uses: for decorative objects (kris handles and sheaths). Used in traditional
medicine; roots, bark and flowers used for cosmetics, leaves for gonorrhoea,
obesity, menstrual disorders, toothache, and as an anthelmintic
Life form and origin: shrub, exotic plant, cultivated
References: 24, 27