(Campanulaceae) Lobelia nummularia Lam.
Local name(s): ຫຍ້າ ເກັດ ຫອຍ, ຜັກ ລືມ ຜົວ (nya ket hoy, pak leum poua)
Medicinal use(s): Treatment of skin diseases.
Part(s) used: fruit
Field characters: Delicate ground-matted herb, flowers pink, fruits green, turning purplish red. Forest floor.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number: DDS 14964
Collection date: May 16, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313837.Synonyms and images:
Plants of the World online Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 554, 556Useful references:
Ho, L.K. et al. Two rare alkaloids from Pratia nummularia. Planta Med. 1995; 61(6):567-568.Ishimaru, K. & Matsuura, E. Secondary metabolites in Pratia nummularia. Recent Res. Dev. Phytochem. 2000; 4: 49-54.