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Useful Tropical Plants

Psychotria rostrata

Blume

Rubiaceae


The synonym genus Chassalia is offen spelt with a single 's' (Chasalia) in older literature[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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+ Synonyms

Chassalia rostrata (Blume) Miq.

Polyozus acuminata Blume

Polyozus latifolia Blume

Uragoga rostrata (Blume) Kuntze

Common Name:

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General Information

Psychotria rostrata is a slender, erect shrub growing 1 - 3 metres tall[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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0
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Common in lowland forest, at elevations from 50 - 1,000 metres[
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Title
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http://proseanet.org/
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *
HabitShrub
Height2.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



A variable species[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of constipation[
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Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Other Uses

The wood is little used, mainly for fencing or firewood[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. As wood tar, it is used for blackening the teeth[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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