(Fabaceae) Millettia piscidia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Local name(s): (Mai suanguan)
Medicinal use(s): to treat stomachache.
Part(s) used: stem.
Field Characters: Small tree about 6 to 7 meters, bark having white and green patches, leaves rough, leaf nodes a purplish black color.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Kham Pai Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: 183 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_613
Collection Date: August 3, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2256552.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol 1, p. 897 #3593GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility (as Huchimingia piscida)
Medicinal properties:
Jena R, Rath D, Rout SS, Kar DM. A review on genus Millettia: Traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacological activities. Saudi Pharm J 2020, 28(12):1686-1703. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.10.015