(Dilleniaceae) Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.

Local name(s): (sahn nyai)

Medicinal use(s): Treat paralysis.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 10 m tall, fruits yellow. Vicinity of visitor center building.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 14930

Collection Date: December 17, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313702.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Sabandar CW, Jalil J, Ahmat N, et al. Medicinal uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Dillenia species (Dilleniaceae). Phytochemistry 2017, 134:6-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.11.010  
Saxena HO, Das A, Parihar S. Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.: A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology. The Journal of Phytopharmacology 2022, 11.DOI:10.31254/phyto.2022.11413
Sultana N, Chung HJ, Emon NU, et al. Biological Functions of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. Against Pain, Inflammation, Fever, Diarrhea, and Thrombosis: Evidenced From in vitro, in vivo, and Molecular Docking Study. Front Nutr 2022,9:911274. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.911274 
Tene K, Kalyan Kumar M, et al. Polyphenolic-Rich Compounds From Dillenia pentagyna (Roxb.) Attenuates the Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A High-Frequency Ultrasonography Assisted Approach. Front Pharmacol 2021,12:624706. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.624706