(Clusiaceae) Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.

Local name(s): ກົກ ໝາກ ປ່ມ (kok mak pehm)

Medicinal use(s): Treat boils.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters:  Small tree, fruits deep crimson-red, pulp white, sour-sweet.

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 15038

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313915.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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