(Lecythidaceae) Barringtonia pauciflora King
Local name(s): ນົມ ງົວ (nom ngua)
Medicinal use(s):
Part(s) used: stem-wood
Field Characters: Medium tree 4-5 tall, stem thorny. Alternate leaf green, Flowers red, fruits round.
Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; north side of Route 12 between Xiang Dao and Na Huong
Habitat: Flat part of hill, just north of Route 12; secondary forest; partial sun; dry, red, sandy soil.
Altitude: 230 m asl
Collector(s): B. Elkington, O. Souliya, B.Sinaphet, V. Soukvilay
Collection number(s): BGE 332
Collection Date: May 20, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2336033.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineJSTOR Global Plants
Medicinal properties:
Amran N, Rani AN, Mahmud R, Yin KB. Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Effect of Barringtonia racemosa and Hibiscus sabdariffa Fruit Extracts in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line. Pharmacognosy Res 2016, 8(1):66-70. doi: 10.4103/0974-8490.171104
Ha AT, Kim MY, Cho JY. TAK1/AP-1-Targeted Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Barringtonia augusta Methanol Extract. Molecules 2021, 26(10):3053. DOI: 10.3390/molecules26103053
Zamri M, Ismail NNS, Aisyah N. Review on nutritional content and pharmacological activities in leaves of barringtonia species (Barringtonia acutangula L. and Barringtonia racemosa L.) . Universiti Teknologi MARA Institutional Repository 2021. https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/57182/