(Fabaceae) Albizia lucida (Jacques) Benth.

Local name(s): (kok sa khae)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat leucorrhea

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree measuring up to 20 meters in height. Trunk with thik bark and white wood. Leaves alternate, pinnately compound with 4-10 leaflets. One leaflet has 2-5 pairs of leaves. The dentate leaf up to 30 cm long.

Locality: Laos, Xayabouly Province, Xayabouly District, Tha Deua Village.

Habitat: -

Altitude: -

Collector(s): M. Sensavang

Collection number(s): LAOS 419

Collection Date: April 24, 2002

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Local name(s): ກົກ ສະ ແຄ (kohk sa kay)

Medicinal use(s): For the treatment of liver diseases or hepatitis.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 8 m tall, stem brown, bark finely fissured and granular, leaves bipinnate, fruits light brown, profuse, flat.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 390 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15445

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2246553; 2330015.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Page 62, 63: under Albizia lucidiorGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility: under Albizia lucidior

Medicinal properties:


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