(Gesneriaceae) Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall. ex D.Dietr.) A.DC.
Local name(s): ກົກ ໝາກ ເໝົ້າ ນ້ຳ (kok mak mao nam)
Medicinal use(s): To treat nervous disorders.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Small shrub along stream bank, flowers brownish white, pubescence brown.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen sub montane forest. Edge of forest near stream.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14998
Collection Date: May 7, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313876.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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