Hernandia peltata Meissn.
Spot Character
Peltate leaves with hard black seeds
Benefit
Medicinal plant. The root is commonly used as an antidote, the stem is used for vomiting, the fruit contains saponins, flavonoids, and tannins, the seeds contain saponins, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and fatty oils
Distribution
Coasts of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans
Location
Classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Divisio : Magnoliophyta
Classis : Liliopsida
Ordo : Laurales
Familia : Hernandiaceae
Genus : Hernandia
Species : Hernandia peltata Meissn. (GBIF, 2017)
Common name: kampis – kampisan, kemiren
Description
A tree with a height of 15 m. Stems upright, woody, rounded, sympodial branching, and dirty white. Leaves are green, single, scattered, oval, 15-22 cm long, 9-11 cm wide, flat edge, pointed end, blunt base, and pinnate reinforcement. Flowers are white, compound, panicle-shaped, there are two male flowers on the edge and female flowers in the middle, located in the armpit of the leaf, the crown totaling 8 strands, four-pointed twins, round anthers, and mace-shaped pistil. Square fruit, round, and green. Seeds are round, flat and brown. Taproot and brownish yellow. Kemiren is found in all tropical regions along the coast.