(Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) Campylotropis pinetorum (Kurz) Schindl.

Local name(s): ກາ ຕາ ປີບ (ka ta peep)

Medicinal use(s): Treatment of diarrhea

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Large herb, flowers white, purplish pink streaks on the inner surface of the banner, wings purplish pink, keels light yellowish green.

Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Pak 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 15444

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330016.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Iokawa Y & Ohashi H. A taxonomic study of the genus Campylotropis (Leguminosae) II. Journal of Japanese Botany 2002, vol. 77, no. 5, 251-283. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20023196982

Tan X, Song YH, Park C, et al. Highly potent tyrosinase inhibitor, neorauflavane from Campylotropis hirtella and inhibitory mechanism with molecular docking. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2016, volume 24, issue 2, pages 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2015.11.040.

Xie YG, Li T, Wang GW, et al. Chemical Constituents from Campylotropis hirtella. Planta Med 2016, 82(8):734-41. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-102660