(Lamiaceae) Vitex stylosa Dop
Local name(s): ສະ ຄ່າງ (Sa kang)
Medicinal use(s): treat liver disease
Part(s) used: stem ("stem + stembark")
Field Characters: Small tree, leaves opposite, ternately compound, phyllotaxy decussate, some branches square-shaped, bark light grayish brown.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Bolikhan District, Somsavath Medicinal Plant Preserve, off road near Ban Kampay and Ban Somsavath.
Habitat: Roadside in good quality secondary tropical rainforest, lowland.
Altitude: 163 m asl.
Collector(s): J.M Henkin, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): Henkin 070
Collection Date: JDecember 15, 2015
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2318646.--
Local name(s): ສະ ຄ່າງ (sah kang)
Medicinal use(s): treat athlete foot; jaundice
Part(s) used: stem; fruit
Field Characters: Tree 8-15 m tall. Fruit globular.
Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to Khammouane Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_011
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2333619.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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