(Annonaceae) Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume

Local name(s): ພີ ພ່ວນ (pee pouan)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat dengue fever.

Part(s) used: vine

Field Characters: Small vine rolling up on a tree, the leaves small.

Locality: Attapeu Province, Sanamxai District, Ban Hinhlath.  

Habitat: Logged-over secondary dipterocarp forest.

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Collector(s): Prakosonh

Collection number(s): Parakosonh 163

Collection Date: April 4, 2000

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Field Characters: Liana, fruits greenish yellow.

Locality: Prefecture of Vientiane, Hatxiafong District, Ban Khuay Daen, forests 2-3 km from village. 

Habitat: Logged-over secondary Dipterocarp forest.

Altitude: 235 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, B.H. Southavong

Collection number(s): DDS 10751

Collection Date: July 1, 1999

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Local name(s): ເຄືອ ພີ ພ່ວນ (kheua pee pouan)

Medicinal use(s): treat hepatitis; also used as a tonic

Part(s) used: vine

Field Characters: Woody climber with fibrous, stringy bark.  Leaves simple, entire, alternate. Flowers 3-merous, stamens numerous. Ovary superior. Fruit an aggregate of berries 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Thongkong Village, roadside of route to Khammouane Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve; 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_007

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

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Buncharoen W, Saenphet K, Saenphet S, Thitaram C. Uvaria rufa Blume attenuates benign prostatic hyperplasia via inhibiting 5α-reductase and enhancing antioxidant status. J Ethnopharmacol 2016 Dec 24;194:483-494. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.036