Allomorphia malaccensis
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Title
Allomorphia malaccensis
Subject
Taxonomy
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Myrtales
Family :Melastomataceae
Genus :Oxyspora
Species :Allomorphia malaccensis
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Myrtales
Family :Melastomataceae
Genus :Oxyspora
Species :Allomorphia malaccensis
Common name
Keduduk gajah, senduduk gajah, tengkuk biawak, pakan rimba, panghong, endebi, lidah buaya, senduduk hutan, keduduk hutan, kayu kadok gajah.
Description
Characteristics
A shrub which can grow up to 6 feet tall.
A shrub which can grow up to 6 feet tall.
Morphology
Leaves
Ovate-acuminate with the base usually rounded or very shortly narrow and they measures 25cm long and 15cm wide and their petioles are 7.5-10cm long. There are 5 nerves which are prominent below.
Flowers
In small cymes, small, yellowish-green or white in colour. The calyx is goblet shaped measures 0.25cm long and lobes are triangular in shape. The petals are oblong-ovate.
Capsules
Urn-shaped and ribbed.
Plant part used
Leaves and roots
Traditional uses
- Used to treat leprosy and parturition (child birth).
- Decoction of the roots given to treat arthralgia in the elderly.
- The same decoction was given to women after delivery.
- Leprosy was treated using plant probably in the form of a poultice.
List of country
Malaysia
Creator
Allomorphia malaccensis (Ridl.,1918)
Source
Publisher
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Contributor
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Allomorphia malaccensis (Ridl.,1918), “Allomorphia malaccensis,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/390.