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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0045
Species Name

Derris eliptica (Lamk.) Bennet

 
Family NameLeguminosae 
Local NameTuba, Gapis Akar, Tuba Jenom 
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Traditional UsageBoil, wound, anticeptic, anti-insect 
DescriptionMorphology: A woody climber with black stem. Leaves sub-coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanCeolate with apex cuspidate. Racemes in tomentose. Calix shape like a cup and pubecens. Corolla red colour with 1-4 seeds.  
Ecology DistributionFound in some parts of Malaya and India. Distributed well from Chittagong, throughout Indo-China to New Guinea. Best growing as a wild plant. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0089
Species Name

Donax grandis K. Schum

 
Family NameMarantaceae 
Local NameCommon donax 
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Traditional Usageeye sore,fever,poison healer 
DescriptionMorphology: Sprawling half- herbaceous up to 1-3 m tall. This species have a thick and cylindrical rhizome underground to serve a food. Leaves ovate, broadly apex with 4 cm petiole. Flower whitish yellow.  
Ecology DistributionFound from Siam through Malaysia, up to Polynesia. Commonly in Burma, Andaman, Sumatera and Borneo. Best growth on wetland. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0105
Species Name

Dacrydium elatum (Roxb) Wall ex. Hook

 
Family NamePodocarpaceae 
Local NameEkor Kuda 
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Traditional UsageOrnamental 
DescriptionMorphology: The wood non-porous, very fined grained, light coloured, soft and moderately hard.  
Ecology DistributionEcological distribution: Originated from Burma. Found in Malaysia to Fiji. Best growth on mountain forest. 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0144
Species Name

Datura fastuosa L.

 
Family NameSolanaceae 
Local NameKecubong 
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Traditional UsageTo relieve toothache, stomachache and skin problem 
DescriptionMorphology: Erect shrub with simple leaves, oval to oblique. Solitary flower out from the terminal or lateral pedicel. Fruit in capsule and have short thorns at the outside. Ecological distribution: Thought to be native to Africa. Mostly cultivated in Peninsular of Malaysia.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneHerbs
Reference IdACP0238
Species Name

Dracaena elliptica Thunb.

 
Family NameDracaenaceae 
Local Name 
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Traditional UsageMalaria disease, diarrhoea and as an ornamental 
DescriptionMorphology: Shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves linear-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Inflorescence at terminal, flowers solitary and the perianth greenish red or purple. Ecological distribution: Widely distributed in Asia and America region. Thought to be native to tropical area and mostly cultivated at Malay Peninsula as an ornamental plant. 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneFerns
Reference IdACP0242
Species Name

Davallia denticulata (Burm.) Mett.

 
Family NameDavalliaceae 
Local NameRabbit’s foot fern 
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Traditional UsageAs a tonic, flower bouquet and handicraft 
DescriptionMorphology: Epiphyte, stipe to 40 cm or longer, circular in cross section, green with 2 pale green lines near adaxial surface. Fronds 60 cm long. Rachis flexuous, pinnae on the stalks, broadly deltoid. Fertile lobes bearing marginal sori. The spora in the cup-shaped indusia. Ecological distribution: Widely distributed in tropical Asia and Polynesia. Common on lowland forests.  
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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ZoneFerns
Reference IdACP0246
Species Name

Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm.

 
Family NamePolypodiaceae 
Local Name 
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Traditional UsageFever and poultice swellings 
DescriptionMorphology: Creeping rhizome. Nest leaves brown and foliage leaves deciduous. Split from midrib when adverse condition and produced spores. Ecological distribution: Common on lowland forest throughout Malaya, India and South China. Best growth on the roadside and village trees at the crown. 
Ecology Distribution 
Conservation StatusLeast Concerned 
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