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| Collector | Christensen, H. M. |
| Number | 1692 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | SARAWAK |
| County | |
| Locality | 2nd division, Lubok Antu District, river Delok. Open secondary forest near Nanga Sumpa. |
| Coordinates | 1° 20' N 112° 10' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Start date | 1993/04/18 |
| End date | 1993/04/18 |
| Family | Araceae |
| Identification | Homalomena |
| Determined by | Boyce, P. |
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| Field notes | Aromatic smelling rhizomes, leaves are tasteless. Uses: Medicinal, as an antidote against snake bites, scorbion bites etc.: The bitten area is kept in the smoke from the burning rhizomes as long as one can stand it. Medicinal to cure sick chickens. Pesticide, the burning of rhizomes in the field keeps the insects away. Perfume, the rhizome is an ingrediens in several perfume mixtures. Name in Iban language: Kemuyang. sp. nov. P.B. 747 Sec. Cyrtocladon |
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