Kampung Akar Peluru, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. Sapindaceae. CN: [Malay - Mertajam, Terajam, Kelat layu, Katilaju; Borneo - Borobogan, Damai, Kundurui, Lipupudsu, Suang rason], Rusty sapindus. Native to India, southern China, Indo-China, Malesia biogeographic region. Understorey tree up to 12 m tall and 39 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, hairy. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 14 mm long, red, drupes. Leaves and roots used in folk medicine. Fruit a drupe; aril edible, sweet-subacidic and astringent, unpalatable and low appeal. Tree rarely seen in villages now.Synonym(s):
Erioglossum edule (Blume) Blume
Erioglossum edule var.
album Blume
Erioglossum edule var.
corymbosum Teijsm. & Binn.
Erioglossum edule var.
fraxinifolia (DC) Blume
Erioglossum edule var.
genuina Blume ex Koord. & Valet.
Erioglossum edule var.
subcorymbosum Blume
Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Blume
Lepisanthes hirta Ridl.
Moulinsia rubiginosa (Rox.) G.Don.
Sapindus edulis Blume
Sapindus fraxinifolia DC
Sapindus rubiginosa Roxb.
Uitenia edulis (Blume) Steud.Ref and suggested reading:
www.asianplant.net/Sapindaceae/Lepisanthes_rubiginosa.htmzipcodezoo.com/Plants/E/Erioglossum_rubiginosum/www.tropicos.org/Name/28601592www.quisqualis.com/tvPEFC2P056.html