(Apocynaceae) Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner

Local name(s): ເຄືອ ໝາກ ຢາງ (kheua mak yang)

Medicinal use(s): 

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Big climber on a tree trunk, 4 m above ground. Fruits dry, splitting.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 390 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15425

Collection Date: February 10, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330014.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Barny LA, Tasca JA, Sanchez HA, et al. Chemotaxonomic investigation of Apocynaceae for retronecine-type pyrrolizidine alkaloids using HPLC-MS/MS. Phytochemistry 2021, volume 185, 112662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112662.

Ho VD, Ho TNH, et al. Cycloartane-type triterpene glycosides anopanins A-C with monoacyldigalactosylglycerols from Anodendron paniculatum.  Phytochemistry  2017, volume 144, pages 113-118. DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.09.004

Sharmila A, Selvaraj C. LC–MS/MS-QTOF analysis of Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) leaves extract and exploring its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic potential. Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2024, 10(1). DOI:10.1186/s43094-024-00695-1