(Annonaceae) Sphaerocoryne affinis (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl.

Local name(s): ລຳ ດວນ (lam duan)

Medicinal use(s): Treat back pain.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet with drooping, liana-like branches, flower buds light green. Only one seen.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 14904

Collection Date: December 17, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimens are in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313679.

Project:  CCF

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Field Characters: Treelet with liana-like curving branches, flower buds and semi-open flowers greenish yellow.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Dong Natad Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 19 km east of city along road to Seno.

Habitat: Secondary forest on flat terrain, semi-open canopy with some big trees remaining standing.

Altitude: 170 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara

Collection number(s): DDS 15235

Collection Date: March 20, 2017

Additional information:  

Voucher specimens are in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2326868. Samples were submitted for anticancer testing.

Project:  PO1

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Thao Nghi NB, Uyen TT, Anh HM., et al.. Rumdul (Sphaerocoryne affinis) Antioxidant Activity and Its Potential for Parkinson's Disease Treatment. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2022, 2022: 8918966.   https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8918966