(Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae) Cheniella glauca (Benth.) R.Clark & Mackinder
Local name(s): ບານ ເຄືອ ດອກ ຂາວ, ສ້ຽວ ເຄືອ ດອກ ຂາວ (ban kheua dok khao, siao kheua dok khao)
Medicinal use(s): treatment of leucorrhea
Part(s) used: liana
Field Characters: Liana to 7 m aboveground, leaves gray-white underneath, flowers white, anthers dark red, legumes green.
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city. GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.
Habitat: Near forest edge, in a broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15068
Collection Date: September 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314194.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Pages 8, 19GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Baiming AT, Ren FX et al. The chemical constituents of Bauhinia glauca (Wall, ex Benth.) Benth. subsp. hupehana (Craib) T. Chen. Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences 2012, 47(22):1796-1798. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287930430_The_chemical_constituents_of_Bauhinia_glauca_Wall_ex_Benth_Benth_subsp_hupehana_Craib_T_Chen
Gudavalli D, Pandey K, Ede VG, et al. Phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of five species of Bauhinia genus: A review. Fitoterapia 2024 Apr;174:105830. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105830. Epub 2024 Jan 28. PMID: 38286316.
Zhang W, Liu X, Jiao L. et al. Chemical Composition of the Stem Barks of Bauhinia glauca subsp. hupehana. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 2022, vol. 58, pages 1140-1142. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10600-022-03887-4Published2022