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In Singapore: Akar Fatimah, Kunci Fatimah, Rumput Siti Fatimah, Selusoh Fatimah, Akar Kecil Fatimah, Kacip Fatimah, Pokok Pinggan, Mata Pelandok Rimba, Quicksilver Kacip Fatimah (Native to Singapore, Vulnerable)
Labisia pumila, known as kacip Fatimah, is a small, leafy understorey herb from the forests of Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo, grown mainly for traditional medicine. It thrives in shade and moist, loamy soil, away from direct sun.
Labisia pumila (kacip Fatimah, ) is a flowering plant in the family Primulaceae native to Malaysia. It is a small, woody and leafy plant with leaves of 20 cm (7.9 in) in length, and grows widely in the shade of the tropical forest floor. The plant is popular in the traditional medicine of the Malaysian and Indonesian community, in which it is believed to be the female version of the equally well-known tongkat Ali, i.e. Ali's walking stick.
In folk medicine L. pumila was thought to be useful for a number of applications, including labor induction and treating venereal disease and flatulence. The plant has been researched for use in making cosmeceutical products.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Labisia pumila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
