(Annonaceae) Huberantha jenkinsii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Chaowasku
Local name(s): ນ້ຳ ເຕົ້າ ນ້ອຍ (nam tao noy)
Medicinal use(s): as a tonic during puerperium
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Shrub 2-5 m high. Fruits a cluster of 10-25 fruitlets, each globose to elliptic with blunt tip, smooth.
Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong Kong 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): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_059
Collection Date: July 22, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2336042.Project: CCF
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineWFO-The World Flora onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityPham Hoang Ho: Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 258, plant #1033
Medicinal properties:
San HT, Chaowasku T, Mekboonsonglarp W, et al. Constituents of Huberantha jenkinsii and Their Biological Activities. Molecules 2020, 25(15):3533. doi: 10.3390/molecules25153533
Tint San H, Chaowasku T, Khine HEE, et al. Chemical Constituents of Huberantha jenkinsii Leaves and Their Glucose Uptake Stimulatory, Anti-Adipogenic, and Neuroprotective Activities. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 2022, 58(6). DOI:10.1007/s10600-022-03889-2