(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:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 507GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facilitye-Flora of Thailand
Medicinal properties:
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Wang Z, Ma X, Shi S, et al. Structural Characterization and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Novel Polysaccharide from Duhaldea nervosa. Polymers 2023, 15(9):2081. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15092081