Ampelocissus spicifer (Griff.) Planch.

Description:

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Ampelocissus spicifer (Griff.) Planch. Vitaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar barabuni (also sharing same vernacular name with Phytocrene macrophylla]. A climber; habitat in lowland forest margins, often on river banks, inland fresh water swamps. Lamina ovate-oblong to oblong, margin serrate, apex acuminate to caudate; red when young. Stem glabrous, at times laterally ridged, red when young, flattening and corky with age, up to ca. 5 cm wide, tendril simple, red when young, leaf-opposed, characteristic of all members of the family. In folk medicine, the stem is pounded, mixed with water and consume to alleviate coughing.Synonym(s):Ampelocissus spicifer (Griff.) Merr.Cissus spicifera Griff.Nothocissus spicifera (Griff.) Latiff Vitis macrostachyus Miq.Ref:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2634430zipcodezoo.com/Plants/N/Nothocissus_spicifera/floraofsingapore.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/nothocissus-spi...www.biologi.lipi.go.id/jurnal/reinwardtia/2009_02_26_14_5...