Native Plants
Goniothalamus dolichocarpus
Taxonomy
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Specific Epithetdolichocarpus Merr.
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Vernacular Name
- Bihidieng (Kayan)
- Piyai (Iban)
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ResidentialNative
The taxonomic status is pending for approval
Description
Goniothalamus dolichocarpus is a treelet that can reach heights up to 4 m. The dolichocarpus comes from the Greek words “dolicho” which means long and “carpus” which means fruits. As its name suggests, this species produce longer fruit compared to other Goniothalamus species. The young twigs of this tree are dark grey-brown, glabrous, and slightly wrinkles along their length. On the other hand, the dried twigs are pale grey, also with wrinkles along its length. The leaves have chartaceous to subcoriaceous texture. When dried, the leaves will turn to grey-brown or greenish grey-brown, and the underneath surface is slightly verrucose, dull, and matt. The shape of the leaves is varying from obovate to oblanceolate with blade sizes ranging from 28–60 cm long and 5–15 cm wide. The midrib on the upper surface is a little bit immersed, while the beneath is prominent and smooth-edged. The coriaceous outer flower petals have lanceolate shape with size measuring 3 cm long and 0.8–1 cm wide. On the other hand, the ovate-lanceolate inner petals are measuring up to 12 mm long, coated with thick pale brown hairs on the outside. This species has many elongated cylindrical monocarps, each measuring up to 10 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. The dried monocarps are grey or dark brown, coated with adpressed brown hairs and soon becoming glabrous. Each monocarp holds about 4–9 thick hairy seeds measuring approximately 11 mm long, 10 mm wide, and 5 mm thick. This species can be found in lowland and submontane forests including ultramafic substrates, at elevations up to 1,250 m. It is only known to exist in Sabah and Sarawak (Turner et al., 2014). The sweet scent bark is commonly used by the natives as a natural mosquito repellent (Goh et al., 1995).
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Taylor's University
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PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;
References
Article
- Goh, S.H., Ee, G.C.L., Chuah, C.H. & Mak, T.C.W. (1995). 5β-hydroxygoniothalamin, a Styrylpyrone Derivative from Goniothalamus dolichocarpus (Annonaceae). Natural Product Letters 5 (4), 255-259. http://doi:10.1080/10575639508044069
- Goh, S.H., Ee, G.C.L., Chuah, C.H. & Wei, C. (1995). Styrylpyrone Derivatives From Goniothalamus dolichocarpus. Australian Journal of Chemistry 48 (2), 199-205. http://doi:10.1071/ch9950199
Book
- Azahar, M., Mohd. Hamami, S., Ahmad Said, S., Faridah, Q.Z., Nor Aini, A.S., Jalil, M.S. & Faridah-Hanum, I. (2006). Sustainable Management and Utilization of Medicinal Plant Resources: Proceedings of the International Conference on Medicinal Plants, 5-7 December 2005 Kuala Lumpur. Universiti Putra Malaysia dan Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 365.
- Paul Chai, P.K. (2006). Medicinal Plants of Sarawak. pp. 212.
- Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G., Chung, R.C.K. & Kiew, R. (2014). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 8. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 248.
Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam, Mrs. Siti Yasmin Binti Yaakub & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Species Citation :- Goniothalamus dolichocarpus. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/11107. [Retrieved 30 November 2023].
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