(Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) Dalbergia volubilis Roxb.
Local name(s): ເຄືອຟອດຟາວນ້ຳ (kheua phot phao nam)
Medicinal use(s): Used to treat eye disease.
Part(s) used: Leaf
Field Characters: Large liana, flowers white with bluish-pink tinge set on terminal panicles.
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 15440
Collection Date: February 11, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330010.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Page 121, 125GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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