(Connaraceae) Ellipanthus tomentosus Kurz

Local name(s): ຕານົກກົດ (Ta nok kot)

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Field Characters: Medium-sized tree  5-7 m high. Fruits tomentose, blackish brow 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: 19o 42.613’ N; 103o 35.405’ E.

Habitat: Monsoonal forest.

Altitude: 160 m alt. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong  

Collection number(s): KS 1-019

Collection Date: March 24, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313734.

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Useful references:


Chatchanok Karalai C, Sonprasit J. Chemical Constituents from the Stem and the Roots of Ellipanthus tomentosus Kurz var. tomentosus. Thesis (M.Sc., Chemical Studies) - Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, 2011. http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2016/10383