(Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Miq.
Local name(s): (Oy sam suan; sa em kheua)
Medicinal use(s): as a women’s tonic
Part(s) used: liana (stem)
Field characters: Liana, flowers greenish white, profuse, in spreading, loose terminal paniculate clusters.
Locality: Xieng Khouang province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village, northern edge of MBP.
GPS reading: 19o 43.531’ N; 103o 36.386’ E.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road
Altitude: 1440 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection numbers: DDS 14977
Collection date: May 16, 2014
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Local name(s): ອ້ອຍສາມສວນgເຄືອ (Oi sam suane kheua)
Medicinal use(s): treatment of coughs.
Part(s) used: liana (stem)
Field characters: Liana, stems twining forming ropes, plant sterile. Masticated stem producing a sweet sensation.
Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.
GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.
Habitats: 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 numbers: DDS 15432
Collection date: February 10, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimens are in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313851, 2330002.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online Flora of China Vol. 10 Page 2, 166GBIF Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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