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Useful Tropical Plants

Stillingia lineata

(Lam.) Müll.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

+ Synonyms

Excoecaria mauritiana (Baill.) Baill.

Sapium cassinefolium Tausch ex Pax

Sapium laevifolium Thouars ex Baill.

Sapium laevigatum Lam.

Sapium lineatum Lam.

Sapium obtusifolium Lam.

Sapium plumerioides Croizat

Sapium tanguinum (Baill.) Müll.Arg.

Stillingia mauritiana Baill.

Stillingia obtusifolia (Lam.) Baill.

Stillingia pacifica Müll.Arg.

Stillingia tanguinia Baill.

Common Name:

Stillingia lineata
Flowering branches
Photograph by: Abu Shawka
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General Information

Stillingia lineata is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

The leaves are toxic and stupefying[
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Botanical References

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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).

Range

Africa - Réunion, Mauritius; SE Asia - Indonesia, Philippines; Pacific - Fiji.

Habitat

Beaches, but also in forests, at elevations up to 300 metres[
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]. Coastal forest and coconut plantations on coral soil, along streams, on forest edges, and on limestone cliffs[
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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height9.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

Bathing in a decoction of the whole plant is recommended as a cure for eczema[
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The leaves and stems contain phenols, tannins, coumarins, terpenes, saponins and alkaloids[
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A dichloromethane extract of the leaves showed cytotoxic effects[
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Extracts of the plant were among the most active against human tumour cell line Co-115 in in-vitro tests[
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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