(Gesneriaceae) Boeica ferruginea Drake

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): used as a tonic.

Part(s) used: stem.

Field Characters: Herb 0.5 m long. Stem looks like a rhizome, leaves simple, spiral, three leaf per node, leaves dark green above.

Locality: Xiaengkhoang Province, Paek District, Khang Done Village. 

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Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS_860

Collection Date: November 10, 2006

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285056.

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