(Asparagaceae) Disporopsis longifolia Craib
Local name(s): ຫົວ ເຂົ້າ ເຢັນ (hoa khao yen) ; ຫວ້ານ ຫົວ ຕໍ່ (wan hoa toh)
Medicinal use(s): as a tonic; to enhance appetite
Part(s) used: rhizome
Field Characters: Herb with gnarled rhizomes, white surface when slashed.
Locality: Laos: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.
GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.
Habitat: Broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15071
Collection Date: September 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314207.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 24 Pages 232GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Sarapan A, Hodkinson T R, Suwanphakdee C. Assessment of Morphological, Anatomical and Palynological Variation in the Medicinal Plant Disporopsis longifolia Craib (Asparagaceae) for Botanical Quality Control. Plants 2023, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020259
Thu Ha TT, Vui DK, Hoang NH, Tai BH, Van Kiem P. Dispolongiosides A and B, Two New Fucose Containing Spirostanol Glycosides From the Rhizomes of Disporopsis longifolia Craib., and Their Nitric Oxide Production Inhibitory Activities. Natural Product Communications 2021;16(10). doi:10.1177/1934578X211055013
Thu Ha TT, Nguyen Thuy Linh, Tran Ngoc Nam Vu, et al. Evaluating genetic diversity and chemical substances of Disporopsis longifolia Craib samples collected in Vietnam. Advanced Studies in Biology 2022, Vol. 14, no. 1, 85-96. HIKARI Ltd, www.m-hikari.com https://doi.org/10.12988/asb.2022.91587