(Annonaceae) Artabotrys petelotii Merr.

Local name(s):  (Nam kao Ghoua)

Medicinal use(s): treat gastrointestinal disorders.

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: Liana about 20 meters long. Large thorns on main portion of vine. Leaves simple, alternate, very thick, spicy smell when crushed.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Na Kao Lom Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 164 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K.Kunsawanh 

Collection number(s): LAOS_511

Collection Date: July 15, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252442.

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam Vol. 1, p. 252, plant # 1009Journ Arnold Arboretum 1942, vol. 23, p. 162

Medicinal properties:

Hop NQ, Son NT. Botanical Description, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of the Genus Artabotrys: A Review. Chem Biodiversity 2022, 19(11), 1612-1872.  https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202200725  

Hung NH, Dai DN, Dung DM, et al. (2014). Chemical Composition of Essential Oils of Artabotrys petelotii Merr., Artabotrys intermedius Hassk., and Artabotrys harmandii Finet & Gagnep. (Annonaceae) from Vietnam. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 17(6), 1105–1111. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2014.886163 

Sun Y, Xin J, Xu Y, et al. Research Progress on Sesquiterpene Compounds from Artabotrys Plants of Annonaceae. Molecules 2024, 29(7):1648. doi: 10.3390/molecules29071648