(Chrysobalanaceae) Parinari anamensis Hance
Local name(s): (Kok fork)
Medicinal use(s): used as a febrifuge.
Part(s) used: the wood and the twig.
Field Characters: Big tree, 15-20 meters high, stembark rough. Leaves alternate, blade thick covered by dense tomentum at the lower side. Flowers numerous and small.
Locality: Champasak Province, Phon Thong District, Ban Thaphachao.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): B. Southavong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh
Collection number(s): LAOS_149(= Southavong 149)
Collection Date: March 24, 2000
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245942.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinee-Flora of Thailand 1970, vol. 2, part 1, p. 73GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityaPham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 809, plant #3252
Medicinal properties:
Brew-Daniels H, Harrison JJ. A Review of the Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of the Genus Parinari. Natural Product Communications 2025, 20. 10.1177. DOI:10.1177/1934578X251317831
Werawattanachai N. Chemical constituents from Parinari anamense. 2010, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2010. https://www.academia.edu/7792863/Chemical_constituents_from_Parinari_anamense