(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