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Useful Tropical Plants

Leea guineensis

G.Don

Vitaceae

+ Synonyms

Leea acuminata Wallich ex C.B.Clarke

Leea arborea Sieber ex Bojer

Leea arborea Telf. ex Wight & Arn.

Leea aurantiaca Zoll. & Moritzi

Leea bipinnata Boivin

Leea bulusanensis Elmer

Leea coccinea Planch.

Leea cumingii C.B.Clarke

Leea cuspidifera Baker

Leea dentata W.G.Craib

Leea euphlebia Merr.

Leea laeta Wall. ex Kurz

Leea luzonensis Elmer

Leea maculata Desf.

Leea manillensis Walp.

Leea negrosense Elmer

Leea palawanensis Elmer

Leea papillosa Merr.

Leea parva Elmer

Leea parvifolia Merr.

Leea punctata Desf. ex Planch.

Leea sambucina arborea (Sieber ex Bojer) Miq.

Leea sanguinea Wall. ex Kurz

Leea schomburgkii W.G.Craib

Leea speciosus Siebold ex Miq.

Leea wightii C.B.Clarke

Common Name:

Leea guineensis
Leaves and fruits
Photograph by: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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Leea guineensis Leea guineensis

General Information

Leea guineensis is a very variable, erect or suberect, evergreen shrub or small tree growing 5 - 10 metres tall[
310
Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. The plant sometimes has a creeping rootstock[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
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http://proseanet.org/
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The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is also commonly grown as an ornamental in many areas of the tropics[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

Tropical Africa, through tropical Asia to the Philippines.

Habitat

Moist, shaded places[
332
Title
The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
Burkil. H. M.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
Year
1985 - 2004
ISBN
 
Description
Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. Primary forest and shaded localities, also found in secondary vegetation, from sea-level up to elevations of 1,500 metres[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height6.00 m
PollinatorsFlies, Bees
Cultivation StatusOrnamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in the humid tropics and subtropics[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Prefers a position in part-shade, succeeding in any moderately fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A decoction of the roots, twigs and leaves is considered vulnerary[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
345
Title
Minor Products of Philippine Forests
Publication
 
Author
Brown. W. H.
Publisher
Bureau of Forestry, Manilla.
Year
1920
ISBN
 
Description
A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet.
].
The pounded root is applied externally to rheumatism, localised oedema, as well as to abscesses and furuncles, to mature them, and to wounds as a haemostatic and to promote healing[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The leaves are used in the treatment of colic[
46
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.
].
They are applied externally as poultices on muscular pains, arthritis and rheumatism[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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http://proseanet.org/
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0
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. Roasted, they are applied to the head for vertigo[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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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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Essential oils, consisting of complex mixtures, are obtained from both the wood and the leaves. They differ significantly - the wood oil contains more long chain aldehydes and phenylpropanoids, whilst the leaf oil is far more rich in terpenoidal compounds[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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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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The leaves contain an abundance of of phenolic constituents such as flavonoids, leucoanthocyanidins, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, syringic acid and gallic acid[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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A flavonoid sulphate isolated from the leaves has shown antioxidant activity[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Stem cuttings.
Air layering.
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Comments

samsamliong 19th July 2015 15:04
Have seen this plant . The berries with colour green to black .
is that the same ?


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