(Celastraceae) Glyptopetalum stixifolium Pierre
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Field Characters: Shrub about 1.5 meters tall with coarse leaves.
Locality: Champasak Province, Pakse District, Dong Kha Long Village.
Habitat: Growing in primary forest close to Don Kha Long Village.
Altitude: 115 m asl
Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong.
Collection number(s): LAOS 673
Collection Date: September 2, 2004
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Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2256448.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Chander MP, Srivani P, Babu K, et al. Anti-microbial Constituents From Leaves of Glyptopetalum calocarpum (Kurz.) Prain. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences 2014, 3. 871-875. https://www.academia.edu/8960461/Anti_microbial_Constituents_From_Leaves_of_Glyptopetalum_calocarpum_Kurz_Prain
Chander MP, Kumar KV, Shriram AN, Vijayachari P. Anti-leptospiral activities of an endemic plant Glyptopetalum calocarpum (Kurz.) Prain used as a medicinal plant by Nicobarese of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Nat Prod Res 2015; 29(16):1575-1577. DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.985679