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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 1111
Collected with  
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 2nd division, Lubok Antu District, river Delok. Cultivated in garden at Rumah Jambu
Coordinates 1° 20' N 112° 10' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 150
Start date 1993/06/11
End date 1993/06/11
Family Asclepiadaceae
Identification Marsdenia tinctoria (Roxb)R.
Determined by Christensen, H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Climper, leaves colors hands bluish black when crushed and rubbed between the hands. Uses: The leaves are used to dye textile dark blue. Name in Iban language: Tarum Akar.

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