(Fabaceae) Dunbaria fusca (Wall.) Kurz 

Local name(s): ຖົ່ວ ແຮ ເຄືອ (tua hae kheua)

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Field Characters: Vine, stem and leaf petiole covered with fine, brownish hairs, flowers deep yellow, fruits bright green, pubescent.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village. GPS reading: 20o 04.073’ N; 102o 16.553’ E.

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

Altitude: 415 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15446

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2329961.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Page 228GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:


Akanitapichat P, Wangmaneerat A, Wilairat P, Bastow KF. Anti-herpes virus activity of Dunbaria bella Prain. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Apr 21;105(1-2):64-8.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.035