(Apocynaceae) Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume

Local name(s): ໝາກ ເພັດ ປ່າ (mak ped pa)

Medicinal use(s): as a health tonic 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Shrubs 1-5 m tall. Leaves both sides glabrous. Inflorescence axillary, flower pedicellate, white. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong Kong 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_027

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2336052.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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