(Combretaceae) Terminalia triptera Stapf

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): to treat cancer; also gastrointestinal disorders.

Part(s) used: stem (= stem wood + stem bark)

Field Characters: Tree, 8-10 meters high. Young tree has thorns, but when the tree grows up the thorns fall off. Inside of bark is orange-red. Simple, green and brown leaves.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Outhaoumphone District, Ban Nonhvixay.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 563 m asl. 

Collector(s): O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS_364

Collection Date: March 11, 2002

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245914.

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): as a tonic

Part(s) used: stem (= stem wood + stem bark)

Field Characters: Tree, 8-10 meters high. Young tree has thorns, but when the tree grows up the thorns fall off. Inside of bark is orange-red. Simple, green and brown leaves.

Locality: Champassak Province, Pathoumphone District, Ket Ngong Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: m asl. 

Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Tepkaysone

Collection number(s): LAOS_822

Collection Date: October 24, 2006

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285023.

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Plants of the World online Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 31 (as T. nigrovenulosa)GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility (asT. nigrovenulosa)

Medicinal properties:



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