(Acanthaceae) Pseuderanthemum sp.
Local name(s): ຫຍ້າຍ່ຽວງູ (Ya yieo ngu)
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Field Characters: Herb, flowers white with faint bluish-purple color from base to apex of the petals along the center line.
Locality: Khammuan Province; Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): Onevilay Souliya, Khammanh Phoulivong, Daoleuang Makiem and Sonthaly Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_031
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2336341.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Pages 371, 439, 448GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
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Inchab K, Khonsung P, Chiranthanut N, et al. Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Activities of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum . CMU J Nat Sci 2019, vol. 18(3), 393. https://cmuj.cmu.ac.th/uploads/journal_list_index/329671357.pdf
Padee P, Nualkaew S, Talubmook C, Sakuljaitrong S. Hypoglycemic effect of a leaf extract of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk. in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2010, volume 132, issue 2, pages 491-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.056 .