(Lamiaceae) Clerodendrum schmidtii C.B.Clarke

Local name(s): (Tong Leaung)

Medicinal use(s): to treat nervouse disorders

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: 

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Beng District, Lamkang Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:   m asl 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh

Collection number(s): Southavong 055

Collection Date: October 11, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245722.

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Local name(s): ພວງ ພີ່ ຂາວ (Pouang pee khao) ; (Pang kee dong)

Medicinal use(s): used as a general tonic.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, fruits green, calyx red, plant hairy. Dark forest floor.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 14940

Collection Date: December 18, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313694.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility

Medicinal properties:

Ashrafuzzaman M, Khadija Khatun Keya KK, Golam Sarwar AKM. Species Diversity of the genus Clerodendrum L. (Lamiaceae) in Bangladesh Agricultural University Campus and their use in traditional medicines. East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy 2024, 18(1): 01 - 12. DOI:10.26679/pleione.18.1.2024.001-012

Shrivastava N, Patel T. Clerodendrum and healthcare: An overview. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology 2007, 1. 142-150.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284108720_Clerodendrum_and_healthcare_An_overview 

Wang J-H, Luan F, He X-D, et al. Traditional uses and pharmacological properties of Clerodendrum phytochemicals. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 2018,  volume 8, issue 1, pages 24-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.04.001.