(Apocynaceae) Cleghornia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble

Local name(s): ເຄືອປະສົງ (Kheu pa song)

Medicinal use(s): used as a health tonic 

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Liana with milky white latex. Flowers white, in terminal clusters.

Locality: Khammuan Province; Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to MBP 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_054

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

Additional information:  

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

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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