(Celastraceae) Plagiopteron suaveolens Griff.
Local name(s): ngu ເຄືອດູກງູ (Kheu duk)
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Field Characters: Climber. Leaf simple, opposite, oblong or ovate, apex acuminate. Inflorecence axillary. Flowers white. Fruit three-winged.
Locality: Khammuan Province; Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_019
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2333609.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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Camargo KC, Duarte LP, Vidal DM, et al. Chemodiversity of Essential Oils from Nine Species of Celastraceae. Chem & Biodiv 2020, volume17, Issue 5. e2000107.
r Abbas Bukha S, Jantan I, Ali Seyed M. Effects of Plants and Isolates of Celastraceae Family on Cancer Pathways. Source: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) 2015, volume 15, number 6,pages 681-693(13). Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers