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| Collector | Christensen, H. M. |
| Number | 716 |
| Collected with | Florence L. Apu |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | SARAWAK |
| County | |
| Locality | 4th division, Kelabit Highlands, near Pa Dalih. Secondary forest. |
| Coordinates | 3° 40' N 115° 50' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 1995/03/01 |
| End date | 1995/03/01 |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Identification | Syzygium chrysanthum Merr. & L.M. Perry |
| Determined by | Ashton, P. (K), 2004. |
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| Field notes | Tree, some 5 m. tall. Crushed leaves smell strongly of lemongrass. Uses: The leaves are used in cooking as a spice. Medicinally, If the body hurts after a fall etc. the body is placed on a thick layer of pounded leaves, beneath is a fire that heats the pounded leaves, see drawing. Name in Kelabit language: Ubarr Bawing. |
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