(Loganiaceae) Strychnos thorelii Pierre ex Dop
Local name(s): (Ma ka teup hong)
Medicinal use(s): used as a tonic.
Part(s) used: the vine.
Field Characters: Vine measuring up to 7 m high, leaves green.
Locality: Vientiane Municipality, Santhong District, Ban Nathiam.
Habitat:
Altitude: 721 m asl.
Collector(s): V. Somsamouth
Collection number(s): LAOS_313
Collection Date: February 15, 2002
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245879.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 674 #6689GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Pandiyan R, Kannan VR, Latha S, et al. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Plants belonging to Strychnos Genus – A Review. In book: Editors V.K. Gupta, Bioactive Phytochemicals: Perspectives for Modern Medicine 2011, vol. 1, pp.275-328, Daya Publishers. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215801090_Phytochemical_and_Pharmacological_Profile_of_Plants_belonging_to_Strychnos_Genus_A_Review
Yadav KN, Kadam PV, Patel JA, Patil MJ. Strychnos potatorum: Phytochemical and pharmacological review. Pharmacogn Rev 2014, 8(15):61-6. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.125533