(Annonaceae) Uvaria tonkinensis Finet & Gagnep.
Local name(s): ເຄືອ ພີ່ ພວນ (kheua pee pouan)
Medicinal use(s): infections
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Liana, flowers pale greenish white, perianth of 6 tepals, leathery.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan City center.
Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.
Altitude: 190 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 15037
Collection Date: May 30, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313914.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 674, 675Useful references: