(Apocynaceae) Plumeria rubra L.

Local name(s): (kohk cham pa deng)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat uterus pain.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Shrub, about 1 meter high. Leaves simple, alternate. White latex, Flower red, 5 corolla, inflorescence a cyme, peduncle with sequential rings. Grown only in gardens, not from forest.

Locality: Oudomxai Province, Beng District; Tha Kat Village 

Habitat:

Altitude: 560 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, V. Somsamut, M. Xaiveu

Collection number(s): LAOS 463

Collection Date: June 15, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252578.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:


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