(Ebenaceae) Diospyros cf. quaesita Thwaites

Local name(s): (Muang Kout)

Medicinal use(s): treat migraine headache; also as a narcotic

Part(s) used: Leaf and stem (=stem bark + stemwood)

Field Characters: 

Locality: Sayabouri Province, Sayabouri District, Ta Na Village

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Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Singh

Collection number(s): LAOS 062 (= Bouamanivong 062)

Collection Date: October 19, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245716.

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