(Fabaceae) Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz

Local name(s): ໄມ້ ດູ່ ເລືອດ (mai dou leuat)

Medicinal use(s): For treatment of wounds.

Part(s) used: Bark

Field Characters: Tree 15 m tall, dbh 20 cm, bark gray, fissured and peeling off, fruits dry. Very common.

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 15434

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330004.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:



Аrbаin D, Saputri GA, Syahputra GS, et al. Genus Pterocarpus: A review of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activities, and clinical evidence. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2021,volume 278,  114316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114316.
Saslis-Lagoudakis CH, Klitgaard BB, Forest F, et al. (2011). The Use of Phylogeny to Interpret Cross-Cultural Patterns in Plant Use and Guide Medicinal Plant Discovery: An Example from Pterocarpus (Leguminosae). PLOS ONE, 6(7), e22275. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022275  

Wahyuni, DK et al. In silico anti-SARS-CoV-2, antiplasmodial, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of crude extracts and homopterocarpin from heartwood of Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz. Heliyon 2023, volume 9, issue 2, e13644. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)00851-4