(Apocynaceae) Urceola polymorpha (Pierre) D.J.Middleton & Livsh.

Local name(s): (sohm lohm)

Medicinal use(s): Used as an anti-diarrheal. 

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Vine growing to 3 m with red stems.

Locality: Vientiane, Laos.

Habitat: Disturbed forest.

Altitude: 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 91

Collection Date: November 20, 1997

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2192492.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Nguyen-Ngoc H,  Nghiem T, Pham T, et al. Phytochemical and analytical characterization of constituents in Urceola rosea (Hook. & Arn.) D.J. Middleton leaves. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 149. DOI:10.1016/j.jpba.2017.10.031