Fibraurea is an Asian plant genus in the family Menispermaceae.[2]
| Fibraurea | |
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| Fibraurea tinctoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chasmantheroideae |
| Genus: | Fibraurea Lour., 1790[1] |
Species edit
Plants of the World Online includes:[2]
- Fibraurea darshanii Udayan & K.Ravik.: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
- Fibraurea recisa Pierre: southern China, Indo-China (in Việt Nam hoàng đằng) - herbal
- Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. (type species; synonyms: Fibraurea chloroleuca (Miers), Fibraurea fasciculata (Miers), Fibraurea laxa (Miers), Fibraurea trotteri (Watt), Fibraurea manipurensis Brace ex Diels): India, Indo-China, Malesia including Borneo.
No longer included in this genus:
- Fibraurea elliptica (Yamamoto) = Haematocarpus subpeltatus Merr.: (Luzon, Philippines).
- Fibraurea haematocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson = Haematocarpus validus (prev. H. thomsonii) Miers
Medicine edit
Fibraurea tinctoria, known locally as akar kuning, is used by Sumatran Oragutan as a pain-reliever, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal.[3]
References edit
- ^ de Loureir J (1790) Fl. Cochinch. 2: 600, 626.
- ^ a b Plants of the World Online: Fibraurea Lour. (retrieved 2 April 2024)
- ^ Bartels, Meghan (May 2, 2024). "Wild Orangutan Uses Herbal Medicine to Treat His Wound". Scientific American. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
External links edit
Data related to Fibraurea at Wikispecies- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
