(Lecythidaceae) Careya arborea Roxb.
Local name(s): (Ka dong kok)
Medicinal use(s): to treat gas in the stomach, intestines.
Part(s) used: stem bark.
Field Characters: Tree about 4 to 5 m tall. Outer bark gray, inner bark red.
Locality: Champasak Province, Champasak District, Nong Pam Village.
Habitat: Growing in a rice paddy.
Altitude: 100 m asl.
Collectors: A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong
Collection number(s): LAOS_658
Collection Date: August 29, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA,under accession no. 2256463.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineWFO - The World Flora onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 22 #4025GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
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Salokhe AS, Patil AS, Gharge S, et al. (2026). UPLC-MS/mS-based metabolite profiling and wound healing mechanisms of Careya arborea roxb. Explored through in silico and in vivo approaches. Natural Product Research 2026, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2026.2706726Senthilkumar N, Badami S, Cherian MM, Hariharapura RC. Potent in vitro cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of Careya arborea bark extracts. Phytother Res 2007, 21(5):492-5. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2118
Sewwandi PA, Kugaseelan S, Virajini MPT, et al. Exploring the Potential Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticancer Properties of Careya arborea: A Promising Underutilized Source of Natural Therapeutics. Wild 2025; 2(4):44. https://doi.org/10.3390/wild2040044