Lepisanthes rubiginosa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Lepisanthes |
Species: | L. rubiginosa
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Binomial name | |
Lepisanthes rubiginosa | |
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Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as mertajam,[1][3] is a plant species from the Lepisanthes genus in the lychee family found in northern India, Indochina, Malesia and northwest Australia.[2][4]: 649
It is a shrub, or small tree, that can grow up to 16 meters tall and has compound leaves with 2-9 pairs of leaflets.[4]: 649 [5] Its flowers are yellow-white with a sweet scent and its fruit ripens to a dark purple/black.[5] Its name rubiginosa is Latin for rust-coloured referning to the hairs on the twigs and leaflets.[5]
The leaves can be used as a poultice to treat itches or made into a decoction that can be drank to cure fever.[6]