(Amaranthaceae) Chenopodium ficifolium Sm.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat malaria.
Part(s) used: the root, especially the bark.
Field Characters: This herb is shrubby, up to 50 cm high.
Locality: Champasak Province, Champasak District, Khanyeng Village.
Habitat: Growing on an island in the Mekong river in southern Laos.
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, K. Phapkaysone
Collection number(s): LAOS_772
Collection Date: June 6, 2005
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2282860.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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