Fibraurea tinctoria
| Fibraurea tinctoria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Fibraurea |
| Species: | F. tinctoria
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| Binomial name | |
| Fibraurea tinctoria Lour., 1790
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Fibraurea tinctoria is a species of flowering plant[1] native to South Asia, where it grows in wet tropical areas between India and the Philippines.[2] It is considered locally common.[3] It fruits in April and May, producing yellow-orange drupes.[3] Common names for this plant include yellow root (East Kalimantan), akar palo[what language is this?] (Aceh), and akar kuning[what language is this?] (Central Kalimantan).[4]
Research
The plant is used in Indonesian
During a field observation, a male Sumatran orangutan, known to researchers as Rakus, chewed vine leaves and applied the masticated plant material to an open wound on his face.[4] According to primatologists who had been observing Rakus at a nature preserve, "Five days later the facial wound was closed, while within a few weeks it had healed, leaving only a small scar".[4][6]
References
- ^ "Fibraurea tinctoria". iNaturalist. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Fibraurea tinctoria Lour". Plants of the World Online. kew.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Fibraurea tinctoria Lour". World Flora Online (WFO). 2024. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ PMID 38698007.
- PMID 36770960.
- from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links
Media related to Fibraurea tinctoria at Wikimedia Commons
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