⭐️ Aeschynanthus albidus

Traditional Herbs from Aeschynanthus albidus

wound

• Prepare fresh leaves of situndal gara and wash them thoroughly.
• Crush them into a paste.
• Apply the leaf paste on the wound.

What is Aeschynanthus albidus Looks like??

Parts of Aeschynanthus albidus that could be used

• Leaf

Aeschynanthus albidus Distribution

Situndal gara has a distribution starting from Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan). This plant is often harvested from nature to be used as a medicinal plant. In Indonesia, especially the Karo people use situndal gara leaves to treat cancer and as an ingredient for making oil concoctions. The uniqueness of its flowers often makes this plant widely planted as an ornamental plant in yards.
Agroecology of Aeschynanthus albidus
Situndal gara can be found growing at altitudes ranging from the lowlands to 1,440 m above sea level and sometimes up to 1,520 m above sea level. Habitat types recorded include mixed dipterocarp forests, near rivers, and lowland freshwater swamp forests. Its growth prefers shady conditions with partial shade.
Morphology of Aeschynanthus albidus

• Taproot.
• Stems usually dangling, green and purplish in color, not sap, round shape, rough surface, glabrous.
• Single leaves with opposite arrangement, leaves breech-ovate, oblong or oval, measuring 2.3 \u221213.7 \u00d7 1.1\u22125.5 cm, slightly thick fleshy texture, base rounded to wedge, flat edge, tip tapered, smooth surface, dull green at the top and dark red-purple at the bottom. "Flowers are arranged in inflorescences with 1 to 5 flowers, appearing from the tips or axils of the leaves, single symmetrical flowers petals with a short tube at the base, which is deeply incised, varies from green to blackish red overall, the corolla forms a slightly curved tube, total length ranges from 1.6\u22122.9 cm, the outer side is green or greenish yellow, the crown lobes are green or green with a slightly blurred purple-brown center line, on the inside with various patterns, the tip of the lobe is rounded, sparsely hairy. The stamens are four and longer than the corolla tube, with one additional sterile stamen, the pistil with a riding ovary, the stalk is cream or green, the head is pale red. Short-stemmed.
• The fruit is a cylindrical capsule 11.5\u221240 cm long by 2.5\u22124 mm wide, brown when mature.
• The seeds have long thread-like hairs at one end, and at the hilar end.

Cultivation of Aeschynanthus albidus
Generative (seed) and vegetative (stem cuttings) propagation

Aeschynanthus albidus, more details :

Chemical Content of Aeschynanthus albidus
Information not found. Need further investigation.
Benefits of Aeschynanthus albidus
Treating colon and mouth cancer, wounds or injuries.
Simplisia of Aeschynanthus albidus

Another Facts for Aeschynanthus albidus :

Synonym of Aeschynanthus albidus
Aeschynanthus atropurpureus Lem., Lysionotus albidus Blume, Trichosporum albidum Ness
Habitus of Aeschynanthus albidus
Creepers. Epiphytic climbing plant, annual.
Habitat of Aeschynanthus albidus

• Forest
• Land