Fibraurea

Fibraurea is an Asian plant genus in the family Menispermaceae.

Species

Plants of the World Online includes:

1. Fibraurea darshanii <small>Udayan & K.Ravik.</small>: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
2. Fibraurea recisa <small>Pierre</small>: southern China, Indo-China (in Việt Nam hoàng đằng) - herbal
3. Fibraurea tinctoria <small>Lour.</small> (type species; synonyms: Fibraurea chloroleuca (<small>Miers</small>), Fibraurea fasciculata (<small>Miers</small>), Fibraurea laxa (<small>Miers</small>), Fibraurea trotteri (<small>Watt</small>), Fibraurea manipurensis <small>Brace ex Diels</small>): India, Indo-China, Malesia including Borneo.

No longer included in this genus:

• Fibraurea elliptica (<small>Yamamoto</small>) = Haematocarpus subpeltatus <small>Merr.</small>: (Luzon, Philippines).
• Fibraurea haematocarpus <small>Hook.f. & Thomson</small> = Haematocarpus validus (prev. H. thomsonii) <small>Miers</small>

Medicine

Fibraurea tinctoria, known locally as akar kuning, is used by Sumatran Oragutan as a pain-reliever, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal.

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