Plants of Indonesia 
Plants of Indonesia 
Fabaceae Melastomataceae 
Bauhinia semibifida (Roxb.) Benth. MedinilSa crassifolia (Reinw. ex Bl.) BL 
Determined by: 
Locality: 
Borneo. C. Kalimantan. Sintang. HPH Km 70, NE of camp 
along main logging road and environs. Growing in open 
disturbed area. 
Lat.: 
0° 
51 ■ 
53.6 " 
S 
Long.: 
112 ° 
13 " 
29.9 " 
E 
Habitat 
Alt. 
100 m 
Mixed Dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Hopea, Myristicaceae, Fagaceae. Red Clay soil. 
Morphology: 
Climber, c. 30 m long. Twigs with rust orange indumentum. 
Leaves glaucous beneath. Calyx with long tomentose hairs, 
silvery. Petals white. Filaments pale pink, stigma stout, pale 
dull green. 
Local name: Akar kompela 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,lndah, Ismail, and Hamzah 
Thursday, April 07, 1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
Determined by: J.C. Regalado 11/94 
Locality: 
Borneo. C. Kalimantan. Sintang. HPH Km 70, NE of camp 
along main logging road and environs. Growing in open 
disturbed area. 
Lat.: 
0° 
51 ■ 
53.6 " 
S 
Long.: 
112 0 
13 ‘ 
29.9 " 
E 
Habitat 
Alt. 
100 m 
Mixed Dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Hopea, Myristicaceae, Fagaceae. Red Clay soil. 
Morphology: 
Epiphytic climber growing on dead trunk, 10 m long. Leaves 
fleshy, pinkish-red beneath. Calyx deep red, corolla pale 
translucent pink. 
Local name: 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,lndah, Ismail, and Hamzah 
Thursday, April 07, 1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
