PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Rubiaceae 
Randia forsteriana ? Miq. 
Headwaters of S Kahayan; 5km NE of Haruwu 
village; ridge W of Nyoohay tributary. 
0°28 ' S , 113°44'E. Alt.: 350 ra. Mature 
secondary forest at edge of abandoned 
"ladang" . 
Tree 30m x 20cm dbh; bark dark brown, finely 
tuberculate, underbark orange; fruit 
spheroid, 55mm dia.; flowers off white c. 
tube 75mm, lobes 25mm, fragrant. 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
370 23 March, 1988 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Euphorbiaceae 
Antidesma neurocaroum Miq. 
Headwaters of S Kahayan; 5km NE of Haruwu 
village; ridge W of Nyoohay tributary. 
0°28 ' S , 113°44'E. Alt.: 350m. Mixed 
dipterocarp forest. 
Small tree 5m x 8cm dbh; bark reddish-brown, 
stringy; flowers minute (c. 1mm), yellowish, 
in spike . 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
371 23 March, 1988 
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Simaroubaceae 
Eurvcoma longif olia Jack. 
Headwaters of S Kahayan, 5km NE of Haruwu 
village; ridge W of Nyoohay tributary. 
0°28'S, 113°44'E. Alt.: 350 m. Lowland mixed 
dipterocarp forest. 
Treelet/undershrub, 4- 5m, 10 cm dbh. ; 
sterile. Local name: Pasak bumi . Medical 
use: antimalarial , tonic, antipyretic. 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
373 23 March, 1988 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Rubiaceae 
My r me c onauc lea strigosa (Korth.) Merr. 
Headwaters of S Kahayan, 5km NE of Haruwu 
village ; Nyoohay tributary of S Miri . 
0°28 ' S , 113°44 ' E . Alt.: 220m. Gravel banks 
beside river, subject to flooding. 
Shrub 1.5m tall; ant plant with swollen, 
hollow stems; flowers in globose heads, 
creamy white, 5-6 cm dia. ; faint musty odor. 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
379 24 March, 1988 
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