(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. xxxxxx.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


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Yao LJ, Jalil J, Attiq A, et al. The medicinal uses, toxicities and anti-inflammatory activity of Polyalthia species (Annonaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2019, volume 229, pages 303-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.10.001.