Fibraurea

Fibraurea
Fibraurea tinctoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Subfamily: Chasmantheroideae
Genus: Fibraurea
Lour., 1790[1]

Fibraurea is an Asian plant genus in the family Menispermaceae.[2]

Species

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Plants of the World Online includes:[2]

  1. Fibraurea darshanii Udayan & K.Ravik.: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
  2. Fibraurea recisa Pierre: southern China, Indo-China (in Việt Nam hoàng đằng) - herbal
  3. Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. (type species; synonyms: Fibraurea chloroleuca (Miers), Fibraurea fasciculata (Miers), Fibraurea laxa (Miers), Fibraurea trotteri (Watt), Fibraurea manipurensis Brace ex Diels): India, Indo-China, Malesia including Borneo.

No longer included in this genus:

  • Fibraurea elliptica (Yamamoto) = Haematocarpus subpeltatus Merr.: (Luzon, Philippines).
  • Fibraurea haematocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson = Haematocarpus validus (prev. H. thomsonii) Miers

Medicine

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Fibraurea tinctoria, known locally as akar kuning, is used by Sumatran Oragutan as a pain-reliever, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ de Loureir J (1790) Fl. Cochinch. 2: 600, 626.
  2. ^ a b Plants of the World Online: Fibraurea Lour. (retrieved 2 April 2024)
  3. ^ Bartels, Meghan (May 2, 2024). "Wild Orangutan Uses Herbal Medicine to Treat His Wound". Scientific American. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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