(Fabaceae) Dalbergia rimosa Roxb.

Local name(s): (Pa dong ko) ; (Dou kheua)

Medicinal use(s): as a tonic.

Part(s) used: the vine (= stem).

Field Characters: Vine growing to 8 m high, branches thorny, flowers light green, fruits light green, turning brown..

Locality: Vientiane Municipality, Naxaythong District, Phoxay Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh

Collection number(s): LAOS_119 (= Bouamanivong 119)

Collection Date: February 26, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245978.
Project: ICBG

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Local name(s): (Pa dongaw)

Medicinal use(s): to treat rheumatism; backache.

Part(s) used: the vine (= stem).

Field Characters: Woody vine about 20-25 m long. Leaves alternate, compound, imparipinnate, leaflets alternate. Large thorns on vine.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Ban Som Sawat.

Habitat: 

Altitude:  177 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanh

Collection number(s): LAOS_517 (= AL 517)

Collection Date: July 16, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252447.
Project: ICBG



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Local name(s): (Pa dong ko) ; (Dou kheua)

Medicinal use(s): To treat rheumatism.

Part(s) used: The vine.

Field Characters: Liana.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Pun Ngam Village.

Habitat: Growing at the edge of a rice field.

Altitude: 158 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): LAOS_628

Collection Date: August 6, 2004

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2256538.
Project: ICBG



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Local name(s): (Pa dong duay kai) ; (Dou kheua)

Medicinal use(s): Treat rheumatism; bone to set.

Part(s) used: Liana, leaves.

Field Characters: Liana.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15051

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2313928.
Project: CCF

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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