(Euphorbiaceae) Trigonostemon sp. 2

Local name(s): Kor ma did

Medicinal use(s): as a tonic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Small shrub, leaves large, lanceolate, acuminate. Fruits small, green, tricoccus.

Locality: Xiebg Khouang Province, Kham District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve site, mountain road between Mouang Kham and Ba Tha.

Habitat: Roadside. Good quality secondary tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 1137 m asl. 

Collector(s): J.M. Henkin, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, D.D. Soejarto 

Collection number(s): JMH 064

Collection Date: December 2015

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2318640
Project: CCF.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityFlora of China  Vol. 11 Pgaes 168, 272 

Medicinal properties:


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Zhu Q, Tang C-P, Ke C-Q, et al. Constituents of Trigonostemon chinensis. J Nat Prod 2010, 73, 1, 40–44. https://doi.org/10.1021/np9006074