Species of plant
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Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as mertajam, is a plant species from the "Lepisanthes" genus in the lychee family found in northern India, Indochina, Malesia and northwest Australia.
Botany.
It is a shrub, or small tree, that can grow up to 16 meters tall and has compound leaves with 2-9 pairs of leaflets. Its flowers are yellow-white with a sweet scent and its fruit ripens to a dark purple/black. Its name "rubiginosa" is Latin for "rust-coloured" referning to the hairs on the twigs and leaflets.
Use.
The leaves can be used as a poultice to treat itches or made into a decoction that can be drank to cure fever.
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