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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0159
Species Name

Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp. var. polyanthum

 
Family NameMyrtaceae 
Local NameIndonesian Bay Leaf 
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Traditional UsageFresh salad, body itchy, anti-aging 
DescriptionMorphology: Tree to 30 m tall, with grey and scaly bark.Leaves yellowish green, opposite, elliptic, base cuneate and apex acuminate. Flowers sessile in clusters and white. Fruit globose, pink or purplish when ripening.  
Ecology DistributionFound in lowland forest in Burma and western of Malaysia. Common in Langkawi Island and Singapore. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0177
Species Name

Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.

 
Family NameEuphorbiaceae 
Local NameSweet Leaf Bush 
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Traditional UsageAfter childbirth, food 
DescriptionMorphology: Shrubs or under shrubs. Leaves compound, alternate and toothed margin. Apex acuminate and base truncate.  
Ecology DistributionEcological distribution: Found in India and throughout Malaysia. Growth commonly near villages wildly.  
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0151
Species Name

Solanum mammosum L.

 
Family NameSolanaceae 
Local NameNipplefruit, Titty Fruit and Cow Udder 
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Traditional UsageTo treat asthma, flue and syphilis 
DescriptionMorphology: Herbs as high as 1-2 metres. The leaf arrangement are simple and alternate. Leaf shaped cordate with 3-5 lobes and serrated in margin. Leaf surface has prickly yellow especially at venation major. Flowers are purple yellowish whether solitary or in-group. Fruits unique with a shape longitudinal and had end such as nipple with white seed.  
Ecology DistributionCan be found in tropical area and temperate. Native to Mexico up to Hindi West. Planted a lot as an ornamental plants.  
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0186
Species Name

Scorodocarpus borneensis (Baill.) Becc.

 
Family NameOlacaceae 
Local NameKulim, Bawang Hantu 
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Traditional UsageFresh salad, colouring, getting rid of winds 
DescriptionMorphology: Pungent tree up to 30 m tall and smell like onion. Leaves alternate, apex obtuse and entire margin.  
Ecology DistributionFound from Sumatera and Borneo. Common on lowland forest and widely distributed to all over the Malay Peninsula area.  
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0134
Species Name

Strychnos axillaris Colebr.

 
Family NameLoganiaceae 
Local NameGajah Tarik 
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Traditional UsageTonic, body ache 
DescriptionMorphology: Lianas to 20 m. Branchlets puberulent or glabrous; axillary spines spirally curved apically. Petiole to 1 cm, leaf blade elliptic, narrowly elliptic, ovate, or suborbicular. Flowers 5-merous and calyx 1-2 mm. Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube. Filaments very short and anthers ovate, apex apiculate, base bearded to ciliate. Ovary globose, berries ovoid to globose and seeds ellipsoid to rounded. Ecological distribution: From Asia, Africa and America and throughout the tropics.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0142
Species Name

Smilax myosotiflora A.DC.

 
Family NameSmilacacaceae 
Local NameUbi Jaga 
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Traditional UsageTonic, body pain 
DescriptionMorphology: A slender climber with leaves on the stem. Petiole 2 cm long, elliptic, base obtuse, apex acuminate to acute. Inflorescence sessile, yellow and small flowers. Ecological distribution: Throughout the tropics and in the northern warm temperate regions. Common in Siam, Malay Peninsula and Java in damp places in lowland forests.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0086
Species Name

Strychnos ignatii Berg

 
Family NameLoganiaceae 
Local NameTonic, body pain 
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Traditional UsageTonik, body pain 
DescriptionMorphology: Creeping plant with its hooked, woody tendrils. The trunk 10cm in diameter, smooth, reddish bark, elliptical or broadly ovate leaves up to 25cm long, greenish flowers are arranged in clustered umbels. The superior ovaries develop pumpkin-like, pale orange-yellow, hard-shelled berries 12cm in diameter. The fruits densely packed, hard seeds each about 3cm long, ovate, grey brown and very bitter. Ecological distribution: Throughout the tropic region, America, Africa and Asia  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0109
Species Name

Schefflera heterophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Harms

 
Family NameAraliaceae 
Local NameKerbau Amuk 
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Traditional UsageTonic, body pain 
DescriptionMorphology: Scrambling shrubs and tree. Aromatic plant. Upper leaves smaller than the lower, bright green, oblong lanceolate to ovate acuminate. Panicle pubescent with 25-38 cm long, 4-5 cm width.Ecological distribution: Distributed throughout the tropics like Sumatera and Malay Peninsula. Common at the north-west and Malacca. Best growth on lowland forest and limestone. Though to be endemic in Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan, Penang, Pahang and Johor.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneFerns
Reference IdACP0236
Species Name

Selaginella wildenowii (Desv.) Baker

 
Family NameSelaginellaceae 
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Traditional Usage 
DescriptionMorphology: Suberect or scrambling, stem base laterals and ascending. Stem with numerous branches and oblong-falcate system. Sterile fronds larger than fertile and bluish above. The strobilus tetragonous and located at the end of the branch. Ecological distribution: Distributed widely in Malay Peninsula such as in Kedah, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan dan Johor. Best growth on forest floor in lowland to montane forests, edge forest or roadside area.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0240
Species Name

Smilax calophylla Wall. J.L

 
Family NameSmilacaceae 
Local NameUnknown 
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Traditional UsageTo treat gonorrhoea and made as a tonic. 
DescriptionMorphology: Shrub, erect or straggling slender up to 2 m tall. Stems and branches are smoothy. Leaves like a piper, elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic or ovate, with 3 main veins. Adaxial surface smooth meanwhile abaxial are greyish white. Inflorescens without pedicel, male flowers are yellow and produced reddish fruits. Ecological distribution: Widely distributed in Malay Peninsula especially on lowland forest.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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