(Fabaceae) Bauhinia bassacensis Pierre ex Gagnep.

Local name(s): (Sai sang; Sieo)

Medicinal use(s): treat fever with spots

Part(s) used: vine

Field Characters: Vine, simple alternate leaves, heart-shipped tip and apex. Red square stem. Very fine, oramge pubescence on stem and leaves.

Locality: Champasac Province, Bajieng District, Ton Sa La Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 226 m asl.

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong  

Collection number(s): LAOS_560 (= Libman 560)

Collection Date: August 8, 2003.

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252490.
Project: ICBG
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Local name(s): ສ້ຽວ ດອກ ຂາວ (siao dohk khao)

Medicinal use(s): treat fever

Part(s) used: liana ("stem")

Field Characters: Liana. Flowers white. Fruits a legume, dehiscing by 2 valves. 

Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat Distric, 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, S. Pimmavong  

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_052

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2336073.
Project: CCF

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Plants of the World onlinePha Tad Ke Botanical GardenBauhinia bassacensis-FPM OnlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Medicinal properties:


Cechinel Filho V. Chemical composition and biological potential of plants from the genus Bauhinia. Phytother Res 2009, 23(10):1347-54. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2756
Verma R, Dash S, et al. Genus Bauhinia (Fabaceae): A review from phytochemistry to pharmacology- Exploring traditional uses and toxicological insights across Asia. Phytomedicine 2024, vol. 135, p. 156246. 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.156246