(Annonaceae) Monocarpia kalimantanensis P.J.A.Kessler

Local name(s): ຕົ້ນ ຊາ ເດັນ (tohn sa den)

Medicinal use(s): liver disease, nervous system

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Small tree, approximately .5 m high. Leaves approximately 30 cm in length, 10 cm width. Inflorescence a round umble, fruits approx 4 cm diameter. Fruits orange and slightly tomentose.

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.

Habitat: Sekong MBP Thateng; hillside; shade.

Altitude: 530 m asl 

Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay.

Collection number(s): BGE 274

Collection Date: November 19, 2019

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330400.

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Al Kazman BSM, Harnett JE, Hanrahan JR. Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Annonacae. Molecules 2022, 27(11):3462. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113462. PMID: 35684400; PMCID: PMC9182277.