Vanilla griffithii
Reichb. f.
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Description
An orchid. It has a fleshy climbing stem about 7 m long. The fruit is a capsule 6 cm long by 1 cm wide. It is fleshy.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is sweet and edible. The fruit is a fleshy, banana-like capsule about 6cm long by 1cm wide.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is sweet and edible.
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Medicinal Uses
The pounded flowers are rubbed on the body as a treatment against fever.
Known Hazards
The plant contains an irritating latex.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forests.
Where It Grows
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore,
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the plant is used to make the hair healthy.
Also Known As
Akar penubal, Akar telinah, Telinga kerbau
References (3)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2259
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-2
- PROSEA
