Plant: Marsdenia tinctoria

Marsdenia tinctoria
Climbing Indigo
Tarum akar, Santam
Apocynaceae

Named after William Marsden (1754Ð1836), traveller, orientalist and numismatist, who collected plants in Sumatra, and wrote 'The History of Sumatra' (1783). http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018677

Tumbuhan ini digunakan untuk bahan pewarna Indigo

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Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Selawen
No cultural group given
Batak Karo
Heyne
Aka sanam
No cultural group given
Minangkabau
Heyne
Tamtam
No cultural group given
Minangkabau
Heyne
Tarum areuy
No cultural group given
Sunda
Heyne
Wéra
No cultural group given
Kedang
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Nodé
Flores - Bajawa/Ngada
Ngad’a
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
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Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Dyeing process
Bali - Gianyar
No material given
Leaf
No color given
Jean Howe
Jean Howe
05 Jun 2024