(Asparagaceae) Dracaena angustifolia Roxb.
Local name(s): ຄອນ ແຄນ (khon khen)
Medicinal use(s): Treat rheumatism, muscle pain.
Part(s) used: stem, root
Field Characters: Small tree, 3 m tall, fruits pale greenish-yellow, set on loose, spreading, long panicles.
Locality: Bolikhamsay Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan City center.
Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.
Altitude: 190 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 15035
Collection Date: May 30, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313912.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 24 Page 216Useful references: