(Fabaceae) Albizia lucida (Jacques) Benth.

Local name(s): ກົກ ສະ ແຄ (kohk sa kay)

Medicinal use(s): For the treatment of liver diseases or hepatitis.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 8 m tall, stem brown, bark finely fissured and granular, leaves bipinnate, fruits light brown, profuse, flat.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: 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 number(s): DDS 15445

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330015.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Page 62, 63: under Albizia lucidiorGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility: under Albizia lucidior

Useful references:


He Y, Wang Q, Ye Y, et al. The ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of genus Albizia: A review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2020, volume 257, 112677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.112677.    
Hussein ME, Mohamed OG, El-Fishawy AM, et al. Anticholinesterase Activity of Budmunchiamine Alkaloids Revealed by Comparative Chemical Profiling of Two Albizia spp. Molecular Docking and Dynamic Studies. Plants (Basel) 2022,11(23):3286. doi: 10.3390/plants11233286 
Hussein ME, Mohamed OG, El-Fishawy AM, El-Askary HI, El-Senousy AS, El-Beih AA, Nossier ES, Naglah AM, Almehizia AA, Tripathi A, Hamed AA. Identification of Antibacterial Metabolites from Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, Isolated from Albizia lucidior Leaves (Fabaceae), Utilizing Metabolomic and Molecular Docking Techniques. Molecules. 2022 Feb 8;27(3):1117. DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031117