(Combretaceae) Combretum deciduum Collett & Hemsley
Local name(s): ເຄືອ ກະ ແດ້ງ ໃຫຍ່ (kheua ka deng nyai)
Medicinal use(s): treat cases of hemorrhagic issues
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Small shrub with opposite leaves , fruits 4-winged, wings white..
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone Pomvihan District, Dong Na Tat Forest Preserve, km 19.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, with some degree of past conversion. Forest opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): K. Sydara 19-006
Collection Date: March 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313746.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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Nopsiri W, Chansakaow S, Putiyanan S, et al. (2014). Antioxidant and anticancer activities from leaf extracts of four Combretum species from Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences 2014, 13, 195-205. DOI:10.12982/cmujns.2014.0031
Nopsiri W, Chansakaow S, Putiyanan S, et al. Chemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Volatile Oils of Combretum latifolium Bl.and C. quadrangulare Kurz Leaves. Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences. 2015, 14. 10.12982/CMUJNS.2015.0086. DOI:10.12982/CMUJNS.2015.0086