Leucosyke corymbulosa
(Wedd.) Wedd.
Ala'alatoa
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Description
A small tree or shrub. It grows 6 m high. The young stems are flattened, reddish and hairy. The older stems are dark grey and zigzag. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are in 2 rows. The leaf blade often has unequal sides. They are oval. They are 3-15 cm long and rounded at the base. They narrow to a curved tip. The upper surface is light green and the lower surface is grey-green and hairy. There are 3 veins from the base. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in heads in the axils of leaves. The male and female flowers are separate and on separate trees. The fruit are many black dry seeds in fleshy lobes.
Edible Uses
The leaves are brewed into tea.
Traditional Uses
Leaves are used for tea.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in sunny places in lowland rainforest in Samoa. It grows from sea level to 650 m altitude.
Where It Grows
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Pacific, Samoa, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna,
Notes
There are about 35 Leucosyke species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Draunigata, Kakus, Karokarokuro, Matadra
References (6)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 752
- Cabalion, P. and Morat, P., 1983, Introduction le vegetation, la flore et aux noms vernaculaires de l'ile de Pentcoste (Vanuatu), In: Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquee JATBA Vol. 30, 3-4
- Franklin, J., Keppel, G., & Whistler, W., 2008, The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji. Micronesica 40(1/2): 169–225, 2008
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 46
- Smith, A.C., 1981, Flora Vitiensis Nova, Lawaii, Kuai, Hawaii, Volume 2 p 249
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- Whistler, W.A., 2004, Rainforest Trees of Samoa. Isle Botanica Honolulu, Hawaii. p 179
