(Clusiaceae) Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T.Anderson
Local name(s): (Mak pet pa pu)
Medicinal use(s): to treat malaria.
Part(s) used: stem.
Field Characters: Small tree to large shrub about 3 meters tall. Leaves simple, opposite, white latex.
Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Na Som Mo Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanh
Collection number(s): LAOS_499
Collection Date: July 12, 2003
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252613.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 455, plant #1826 iNaturalistPlant Illustrations.org
Medicinal properties:
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Khamphukdee C, Turkmani I, Chotritthirong Y, et al. Effects of the Bark Resin Extract of Garcinia nigrolineata on Chronic Stress-Induced Memory Deficit in Mice Model and the In Vitro Monoamine Oxidases and β-Amyloid Aggregation Inhibitory Activities of Its Prenylated Xanthone Constituents. Molecules. 2022, 27(9):3014. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27093014 Margasar0 Hi, Fitriani LN, Sari FN, et al. Structural Features of Xanthone from Leaves of Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T. Anderson against 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells and DPPH Radicals. Adv J.Chem A 2026, 9(8), 1405-1412. URL: https://www.ajchem-a.com/article_241857.html
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Rukachaisirikul V, Ritthiwigrom T, Pinsa A, et al. Xanthones from the stem bark of Garcinia nigrolineata. Phytochemistry 2003, volume 64, issue 6, pages 1149-1156. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00502-8 .