Fibraurea


Fibraurea is an Asian plant genus in the family Menispermaceae.

Species

Plants of the World Online includes:
  1. Fibraurea darshanii Udayan & K.Ravik.: India
  2. Fibraurea recisa Pierre: southern China, Indo-China - herbal
  3. Fibraurea tinctoria Lour., Fibraurea fasciculata, Fibraurea laxa, Fibraurea trotteri : India, Indo-China, Malesia including Borneo.
No longer included in this genus:Fibraurea elliptica = Haematocarpus subpeltatus Merr.:.Fibraurea haematocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson = Haematocarpus validus Miers

Medicine

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