(Euphorbiaceae) Macaranga denticulata (Blume) Müll.Arg.

Local name(s): ຕອງ ຂົບ ເລືອດ (tohng kohp leuat) ; ຕອງ ມອບ (tong mohp)

Medicinal use(s): treat fever

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 5-10 m high. Fruits a capsule, in dense clusters near the end of branchlets, pedicellate, 2 lobed. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong Kong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park. 

Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands. 

Altitude: 150 m asl. 

Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong 

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_024

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no.2336053.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


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