(Lamiaceae) Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl
Local name(s): ກົກ ເປືອກ ຜ້າ, ກົກ ຜ້າ ຮ້າຍ (kohk peuak pa, kohk pa hai)
Medicinal use(s): To treat goiter disease.
Part(s) used:
Field Characters: Tree, 8 m tall, leaves dark green above, gray-green below, flowers small, pink, profuse, set in a corymbose cluster.
Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14969
Collection Date: May 16, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313843.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 17 Page 7Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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