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| Zone | Traditional Salads |
| Reference Id | ACP0165 |
| Species Name |
Averrhoa bilimbi L.
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| Family Name | Oxalidaceae |
| Local Name | Cucumber Tree |
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| Traditional Usage | Fresh salad, high blood pressure, diabetes, cough |
| Description | Morphology: Tree to 15 m tall, branched tree up to 6 m tall. Leaves simple pinnate compound and arranged spirally. Flowers small, pinkish, fruits elongated and cylindrical structure, smooth, thin skin and shallow ridges.
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| Ecology Distribution | Common on lowland forest, often near rivers. Native to the north, widely cultivated in Perlis and Kedah |
| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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| Zone | Herbs |
| Reference Id | ACP0198 |
| Species Name |
Acorus calamus L.
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| Family Name | Acoraceae |
| Local Name | Jerangau |
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| Traditional Usage | Ornamental, fresh salad |
| Description | Morphology: Herbs about 2 m tall, leaves linear, 2-4 cm broad and 1-2 m long. Peduncle 48 cm long, flower 15-75 cm long and acuminate. Rhizomes fragrant with aromatic oil.
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| Ecology Distribution | Native to India but widely cultivated over the world.
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| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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| Zone | Herbs |
| Reference Id | ACP0137 |
| Species Name |
Aquilaria malaccaensis Lam.
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| Family Name | Thymelaeaceae |
| Local Name | Gaharu, Karas |
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| Traditional Usage | After childbirth, essential oil, swollen, cancer |
| Description | Morphology: Tree reach up to 20 m tall, branchlets slender, pale brown with soft short hairs. Leaves simple and alternate. Blade is elliptical-oblong to oblong lance shaped. Inlorescens is terminal, flowers 5 merous, bell-shaped, green or dirty yellow. The fruit dorsal suture capsule, reverse egg-shaped covered with soft short hair. Ecological distribution: Found from north-eastern India and Hong Kong to New Guinea. Commonly on primary and secondary forest like hillsides and ridges up to 750 m altitude.
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| Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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