(Fabaceae) Dalbergia junghuhnii Benth.

Local name(s): ຄຳ ພີ້ ເຄືອ (kham pee kheua)

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism

Part(s) used: Vine

Field Characters: Woody climber, leaf compound, pinnate. Fruit a legume, one-seeded dehiscing by 2 valves. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; 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): Onevilay Souliya, Khammanh Phoulivong, Daoleuang Makiem and Sonthaly Pimmavong  

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_020

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

Additional information:  

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

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


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Saha S, Shilpi J, Mondal HM, et al. Eth-nomedicinal, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Profile of the Genus Dalbergia L. (Fabaceae). Phytopharmacology 2013, 4, 291-346. https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers?referenceid=2641457 


Vasudeva N, Vats M, Sharma SK, Sardana S. Chemistry and Biological Activities of the Genus Dalbergia - A Review. Phcog Rev. Vol, 3, Issue 6, 307-319, 2009. https://www.phcogrev.com/sites/default/files/PhcogRev-3-6-307.pdf