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Peronema canescens
sungkai
Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. Common in secondary forest and near
rivers and clearings in primary forest. Small tree. Compound leaves
increase in size from basal pair upwards, leaflets sessile, young
leaves rich purple. |
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Premna foetida
buas buas
Malay peninsula, Java, Borneo. Straggling shrub, twigs and stalks
finely hairy. Coastal forests, used to treat fever, asthma. |
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Tectona grandis
jati
India, Siam, W. Malesia to the Philippines, not wild in Malaya. Large
deciduous tree, prefers open monsoon forest where a dormant period
is forced by dry weather. Flowering and fruiting after new leaves
emerge with wet weather. |
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