(Lamiaceae) Congea tomentosa Roxb.
Local name(s): (kheua ka deng, kheua meng ka beua)
Medicinal use(s): Used for asthma.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Liana, inflorescences whitish, profusely flowered, showy from a distance. Common species throughout the preserve, especially on the canopy area.
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 14902
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313677.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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