This third volume
completes the PROSEA trilogy on the medicinal and
poisonous plants of South-East Asia, and brings the total number of papers
in the 3 volumes to 548, and of species treated to 1290. The present volume
includes many lesser-known species, for which in general little information
on the phytochemistry and pharmacology is available compared to those
treated in the first (1999) and second (2001) ones. Although presently of
little importance, these plant resources may have potential for use in
herbal drugs or for the isolation of bioactive compounds. The up-to-date
information contained in this volume is, wherever applicable, supplemented
by notes on possibilities for research and expectations for the future.
Some genera/species that have recently attracted attention because of
interesting pharmacological properties are included, e.g. Butea,
Calophyllum, Galbulimima belgraveana, Gynura and Morinda. The alphabetical
treatment of genera and species in this volume comprises 285 papers, half of
which are supplied with an illustration. The approximately 540 species show
a large variation in habit, from small herbs to large trees, and in ecology,
from rain forests to habitats strongly influenced by man. A short
introduction deals particularly with conservation aspects of medicinal
plants, being supplementary to the general introduction in the first volume
on medicinal and poisonous plants. A glossary, a list of medicinal and
poisonous plants with other primary use, and several indices are included.
Editors and contributors
Prosea Board of Trustees and Personnel
Foreword
1 Jntroduction
1.1 Choice of species
1.2 Collection from the wild versus cultivation
1.2.1 The need for conservation
1.2.2 Joint efforts for conservation
1.2.3 Germplasm collection
1.2.4 Cultivation and breeding
1.2.5 Recommendations for the wise use of medicinal plants
1.3 The medicinal and poisonous plants of South-East Asia
in retrospect
2 Alphabetical treatment of genera, species and groups
Acacia
Acriopsis javanica
Acrotrema costatum
Actinorhytis calapparia
Adenia
Adenosma
Aeginetia indica
Aeschynanthus
Aganosma
Agelaea macrophylla
Aglaia
Aglaonema
Aidia
Ajuga bracteosa
Albizia myriophylla
Alchornea
Allomorphia
Alocasia
Amischotolype
Ammannia baccifera
Amorphophallus konjac
Ampelocissus
Amydrium zippelianum
Anadendrum microstachyum
Anaxagorea
Ancistrocladus tectorius
Anneslea fragrans
Anredera
Antidesma montanum
Apostasia nuda
Aquilaria cumingiana
Aralidium pinnatifidum
Ardisia
Arenga
Argostemma
Argyreia
Asystasia
Baliospermum montanum
Bauhinia
Beilschmiedia
Blastas borneensis
Blechum pyramidatum
Buchnera
Buddleja asiatica
Butea
Buxus rolfei
Calophyllum
Calycopteris floribunda
Canscora diffusa
Canthium
Carallia suffruticosa
Catunaregam
Cecropia peltata
Ceriscoides curranii
Cestrum nocturnum
Chionachne macrophylla
Chroesthes longifolia
Chydenanthus excelsus
Cleidion spiciflorum
Clematis
Clusia
Cnesmone javanica
Cnestis palala
Cocculus
Codonopsis javanica
Coldenia procumbens
Colocasia esculenta
Connarus
Conyza sumatrensis
Coptosapelta tomentosa
Coriaria intermedia
Corymborkis veratrifolia
Coscinium fenestratum
Crossocephalum crepidioides
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Crossostephium chinense
Cryptocoryne cordata
Cuscuta australis
Cyathostemma micranthum
Cymbidium
Cynoglossum
Cyrtandra
Cyrtandromoea
Dalbergia
Dalea cliffortiana
Dasymaschalon
Dendrophthoe
Dendrotrophe umbellata
Dentella repens
Desmo
Dichapetalum griffithii
Didissandra frutescens
Dieffenbachia seguine
Dioclea hexandra
Diospyros
Diplectria
Dipteracanthus repens
Dischidia
Dissochaeta
Dracaena
Dregea volubilis
Drosera
Drymaria cordata
Dunbaria incana
Ehretia philippinensis
Elatostema
Ellipanthus tomentosus
Emilia prenanthoidea
Enicostema axillare
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Epipremnum pinnatum
Epirixanthes elongata
Eranthemum viscidum
Eria pannea
Erismanthus obliquus
Erycibe
Euchresta
Euodia hortensis
Fagerlindia fasciculata
Fimbristylis
Fissistigma
Floscopa scandens
Friesodielsia
Galbulimima belgraveana
Galearia
Gardenia pseudopsidium
Gentiana quadrifaria
Geophila repens
Geunsia pentandra
Globba
Glochidion
Gomphandra quadrifida
Gomphostemma
Gonocaryum gracile
Gordonia penangensis
Gouania
Grammatophyllum
Grangea maderaspatana
Greenea corymbosa
Grewia
Gunnera macrophylla
Gymnema
Gynochtodes
Gynura
Harmsiopanax harmsii
Hemigraphis alternata
Henckelia
Hetaeria obliqua
Heterostemma cuspidatum
Heynea trijuga
Hiptage benghalensis
Homalanthus
Homalomena
Hoya
Hunteria zeylanica
Hydnophytum formicarum
Hydrolea zeylanica
Hygrophila ringens
Hymenocallis littoralis
Hypobathrum
Hypoestes polythyrsa
Hypoxis aurea
Hyptis
Illigera luzonensis
Indigofera
Indorouchera griffithiana
Kigelia africana
Labisia pumila
Legazpia polygonoides
Leonotis nepetifolia
Lepidagathis
Lepionurus sylvestris
Leptonychia caudata
Leucosyke capitellata
Limacia
Liparis treubii
Liriope graminifolia
Lophatherum gracile
Lophopyxis maingayi
Luvunga
Macaranga
Macrosolen
Maesa
Mallotus
Mapania cuspidata
Matthaea
Mazus pumilus
Medinilla radicans
Melicope
Melissa axillaris
Merope angulata
Microglossa pyrifolia
Microstachys chamaelea
Mitrella kentii
Morinda
Mucuna
Mukia maderaspatana
Murdannia
Mussaenda
Myrmecodia tuberosa
Myxopyrum nervosum
Nervilia
Nothocnide repanda
Oberonia
Octamyrtus behrmannii
Orchidantha fimbriatum
Osbeckia chinensis
Pandanus
Papuechites aambe
Paramignya scandens
Pararuellia napifera
Pen taphragma begoiifolium
Peristrophe
acuminata
Philydrum lanuginosum
Phyllagathis
Picrasma javanica
Pilea microphylla
Polyalthia
Pothos scandens
Prismatomeris tetrandra
Pseuderanthemum
Pterisanthes
Pterocaulon redolens
Ptyssiglottis kunthiana
Pyramidanthe prismatica
Rafflesia
Reissantia indica
Rennellia
Rhaphidophora
Rhododendron
Rinorea
Rotula aquatica
Ruellia tuberosa
Rungia laxiflora
Salomonia cantoniensis
Salvia plebeia
Sambucus javanica
Sapindus
Saprosma
Sarcolobus globosus
Sarcotheca laxa
Sauropus
Saxifraga stolonifera
Scindapsus hederaceus
Scleria
Scurrula
Senecio scandens
Setaria palmifolia
Smithia sensitiva
Sonerila
Spatholobus
Sphenodesme
Spigelia authelmia
Staurogyne
Stenotaphrum helferi
Stichoneuron caudatum
Streptocaulon
Striga asiatica
Strobilanthes
Styphelia
Suregada
Swinglea glutinosa
Symplocos
Tacca
Tapeinochilos ananassae
Taxus sumatrana
Tecoma stans
Tetrastigma
Tiliacora triandra
Tournefortia
Toxocarpus villosus
Trapa natans
Trevesia burckii
Trichodesma
Trigonostemon
Tropidia curculigoides
Typhonium
Uvaria
Ventilago
Viscum
Wahlenbergia marginata
Woodfordia fruticosa
Xyris
Zehneria indica
Ziziphus