(Asteraceae) Elephantopus scaber L.
Local name(s): ຄີ ໄພ ນົກ ຂຸ້ມ (khee fai nok khoum)
Medicinal use(s): Treat cough.
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Herb on forest floor, inflorescence terminal, flowerheads green, subtended by large green bracts. Common.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.
Altitude: 158 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 14914
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313686.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 369GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references: