(Cardiopteridaceae) Gonocaryum lobbianum (Miers) Kurz
Local name(s): ກ້ານ ເຫຼືອງ (kan leuang); ຮົ່ມ ສາມ ເມືອງ (hom sam meuang)
Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic during the puerperium.
Part(s) used: stemwood
Field Characters: Treelet, fruits pale greenish, ellipsoid to ellipsoid-ovoid, with perceptible longitudinal angles/ridges.
Locality: Bolikhamxay 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 15020
Collection Date: May 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313898.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 507Useful references: