(Icacinaceae) Gonocaryum lobbianum (Miers) Kurz

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): as a tonic.

Part(s) used: stem wood.

Field Characters: Small tree, 8-10 m high. White stemwood. Thin stem bark. Alternate and elliptic leaves, size 6 cm x 15 cm, green, with yellow leaf veins.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Xonbouly District, Ban Nonh Khu Neua.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 624 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh 

Collection number(s): LAOS_093 (= Sydara 93)

Collection Date: February 5, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245839.
Project: ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


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