Central Lakes Medical

Nornuciferine Serotonin

Fissistigma lanuginosum (Hook.f. & Thoms.) Merr. (Uvaria tomentosa Wall., Melodorum lanuginosum Hk f. et Th.) is a climber of the rainforests of Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The young stems are rusty tomentose. The leaves are simple, exstipulate, alternate, glossy, dark green, thick, and oblong. The fruits are velvety and globose to and grow up to 2 cm in diameter (Fig. 32).

Fig. 32. Fissistigma lanuginosum (Hook. f. & Thoms.) Merr. From FRI Herbarium 023427. Flora of Malaya. Geographical localization: National Park, altitude: 700 feet in primary forest.