Jeruju
Acanthus volubilis
Family: Acanthaceae
Southeast
Asia and New Guinea. Locally, in various northern sites. Semi-erect to climbing
herb with thin, wiry, spineless, dark-green stems; leaf blades with smooth
margins or slightly lobed, mostly without spines; flowers in neatly organised
spikes at branch tips; petals white, turning brown when older; fruits are very
rare. Found in tidal mud among grasses. From Malay folklore, powdered seeds are
taken with water as a blood cleansing medicine and against ulcers. Vulnerable.
Jeruju putih
Acanthus ilicifolius
Family Acanthaceae
From India to Polynesia and
Australia. Locally, in various northern sites. Erect herbs, up to 2.5 m tall,
with spiny, often yellowish stems; leaves like those of holly, leaf blade dark
green, slightly to deeply lobed with a spine at each lobe's tip especially in
exposed conditions, flat. Flowers in neatly organised spikes at branch tips;
petals large, showy and light violet; capsules squarish and slightly flattened,
exploding when ripe to send its whitish, flat seeds flying up to 2 m from the
parent plant. Shaded to fully-exposed in the undergrowth and on mud lobster mounds.
From Malay folklore, leaves are used as treatment for rheumatism, neuralgia and
wounds of poison arrows. Rare.
Jeruju hitam
Acanthus ebracteatus
Family Acanthaceae
Southeast Asia. Locally, in
various northern sites as well as dykes of the Western Catchment Area. Erect,
shrubby herbs up to 1.5 m tall, with many spiny, usually green stems; leaves
like those of holly, leaf blade dark green, stiff, deeply lobed with sharp
spines at each lobe's tip and curved in full sun, flatter in shade; with neatly
organised spikes; flowers in spikes at branch tips; petals white turning
brownish when older; capsules squarish and slightly flattened, exploding when
ripe to send their whitish, flat seeds flying
up to 2 m from the parent plant. Shaded to fully-exposed in the undergrowth and
on mud-lobster mounds.From Malay folklore, the pounded seeds are used to cure
boils and to prevent the condition for as many years as there are pounded seeds
in the draught, the juice of leaves is reputed to prevent hair loss. Rare.
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