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ZoneTraditional Salads
Reference IdACP0167
Species Name

Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley

 
Family NameRutaceae 
Local NameTenggek Burung, Kiandang 
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Traditional UsageFresh salad, high blood pressure, diabetes,  
DescriptionMorphology: tree to 20 m tall. Leaves compound and trifoliate. Margin serrate and curve upside. Inflorescens umbell at terminal with creamy color.  
Ecology DistributionBest growth on lowland forest and throughout the Malay Peninsula. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0175
Species Name

Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.

 
Family NameMoringaceae 
Local NameHorseradish Tree 
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Traditional UsageHigh blood pressure, diabetes, food 
DescriptionMorphology: Small tree up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves compound, apex obtuse and the base truncate. Margin entire or wavy. Inflorescence in cymose and yellowish. 
Ecology DistributionFound in northern India and spreading throughout the tropics. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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Zone Aromatic Plants
Reference IdACP0196
Species Name

Murraya koenigii Spreng.

 
Family NameRutaceae 
Local NameIndian Curry Tree 
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Traditional UsageFood,high blood pressure,swollen joint, constipati 
DescriptionMorphology: Tree up to 10 m tall. Leaves simple pinnate compound and spirally. Leaflets 9-23, smelly when crushed. Flowers small, white and stalked clusters. Fruits small rounded berries, turning red and black when maturity.  
Ecology DistributionFound in the tropics of the Old World. Cultivated in Malaysia. Native to India and Thailand. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0081
Species Name

Maesa ramentacea Wall. ex Roxb.

 
Family NameMyrsinaceae 
Local NameMelada bukit, Belangkas Hutan, Gambir Jantan 
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Traditional UsageSkin disease 
DescriptionMorphology: Shrub or small tree up to 15 m tall. Leaves alternate and simple. Ecological distribution: Distributed throughout the Old World. Originated from India and the southern edge of China, south-eastwards throughout Malaysia. Best growth on lowland and hill forest to 1200 m. 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0201
Species Name

Mallotus macrostachyus Muell. Arg.

 
Family NameEuphorbiaceae 
Local Name 
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Traditional UsageTo treat fever, stomachache or small injuries 
DescriptionMorphology: Shrub or small tree about 3-4 meter tall. Most of the parts covered by smoothy hairs. Leaves ovate, acute at the tip and trilobed. Male flower sessile, small and tomentose with numerous stamens. Panicle about 30-46 cm long and tomentose. Ecological distribution: Widely distributed in Peninsular of Malaysia such as in Terengganu, Kelantan and from Selangor up to Johor area. Commonly best growth at lowland and edges forest. 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneMedicinal Plant
Reference IdACP0225
Species Name

Morus alba L.

 
Family NameMoraceae 
Local NameWhite Mullberry 
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Traditional UsageFeedstocks, gonorrhoea, wounds and fresh vegetable 
DescriptionMorphology: Small or moderate tree. Leaves small, smooth surface, intricately with the rounded lobed, base are caudate, rounded to acuminate at the tip, and serrate at the margins. Flowers with a separated of male and female catkins. The fruits are deep purple, white or pink, sweet taste and their seeds were dispersed by birds. Ecological distribution: Native to Asia especially from Himalaya foothill to China and Japan. Widely cultivated in China and India for silk industry. 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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Zone
Reference IdACP0020
Species Name

Magnolia coco DC.

 
Family NameMagnoliaceae 
Local NameCempaka telur 
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Traditional UsageAfter childbirth, essential oil 
Description 
Ecology DistributionCommonly can be found in the humid mountains of the northern subtemperate regions. Best growth on the moist tropics. This species thought to be origin 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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Zone
Reference IdACP0006
Species NameMichelia champaca (L.) Figlar 
Family NameMagnoliaceae 
Local NameOrange Champaka 
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Traditional UsageAfter childbirth, essential oil, hot fever 
Description 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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Zone
Reference IdACP0018
Species Name

Melastoma malabathricum var. alba

 
Family NameMelastomataceae 
Local NameWhite Straits Rhododendron 
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Traditional UsageWound, after childbirth 
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Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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Zone
Reference IdACP0017
Species Name

Melastoma malabathricum L.

 
Family NameMelastomataceae 
Local NameStraits Rhododendron 
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Traditional UsageWound, after childbirth 
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Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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