Plant: Vitex trifolia

Vitex trifolia
Three-leaved chastetree
Legundi, Liligundi
Verbenaceae
No english notes given
No indonesian notes given
Plant names will not be accurate until the relationships between cultural groups, locations & languages are completed. Names, including english & indonesian, are added via the plant edit view.
Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Kelai linga medi
Raijua
Sabu
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10, Tony Cunningham's notes.
kelai linga = branch or twigs, medi = black
Lagundik
Sumba - Lewa-Kambera
Kambera
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
Ru bara kasia
No cultural group given
Unknown
Herbarium specimen IMM A40
Contoh tanaman IMM A40
Ru bara kasia
Sumba - Lewa-Kambera
Kambera
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
Legundi
Bali - Badung
Bali
Dye garden plant list
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Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Medicinal
No cultural group given
No material given
No parts given
No Colour Selected
Ory Ragalay
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
15 Oct 2006
Leaves used for medicine - rash, body odour. Used to wash babies, to strengthen bones and after giving birth. Burn the leaves and use as a mosquito repellant.
Daun dipakai sebagai obat - pijat. Juga dipakai untuk memandikan bayi, menguatkan tulang dan dipakai saat melahirkan. Daun bisa dibakar dan dipakai sebagai obat nyamuk.
Dyeing process
Raijua
No material given
No parts given
Blue
Getreda Kana Koy
I Komang Sujata
03 May 2009
Leaves are used to cover lime so it remains active. Tony Cunningham notes: To keep things balanced. Leaves placed under dye pot to keep misfortune away, as is salt, and rubbed garlic which is placed in a lontar pouch strung around the neck of the dye pot.
Daunnya digunakan untuk menutupi kapur supaya tetap aktif. Menurut catatan Tony Cunningham: Ini untuk menjaga keseimbangan. Daunya diletakan dibawah periuk untuk menjaga kelembabannya, dan juga garam dan bawang putih dimasukan kedalam ceroncong yang terbuat dari daun lontar kemudian diikatan ke leher dari periuk tersebut.