(Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) Albizia corniculata (Lour.) Druce

Local name(s): ຊ້າ ຂີ້ ເລັກ ປ່າ (sa kee lek pa) 

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Field Characters: Treelet with spreading branches, flowers white, fruits brown.

Locality: Khammuan Province, Nyomalat District, Pou Ak Mountain, forest along road. GPS reading: 17o 58’ N; 105o 48’ E.

Habitat: Secondary forest along road at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park.

Altitude: 204 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vanthanouvong 

Collection number(s): DDS 15479

Collection Date: May 29, 2023 

Additional information:  

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

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Useful references:


Barbosa, A. Pharmacologically active Saponins from the genus Albizia (Fabaceae). International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014,  6(11):32-36
He Y, Wang Q, Ye Y, et al. The ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of genus Albizia: A review. J Ethnopharmacol 2020, 257:112677. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112677