(Lythraceae) Lagerstroemia calyculata Kurz

Local name(s): (kohk peuoi khao) 

Medicinal use(s): treat diarrhea

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: Tree 8 m tall, dbh 10-15 cm, bark gray, flowers white.

Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyommalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, Pou Ark Mountain. 

Habitat: Secondary forest along the road. 

Altitude: 204 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vanthanuvong. 

Collection number(s): DDS 15489

Collection Date: May 29, 2023

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Local name(s): ກົກ ເປືອຍ (coke peuai)

Medicinal use(s): treat diarrhea

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: Big tree 20-25 m high, with smooth trunk and white flowers. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong Kong Village, roadside of Route to MBP 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_074

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

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Al-snafi AE. Medicinal value of Lagerstroemia speciosa: an updated review. Int J Curr Pharm Res 2019, Vol 11, Issue 5, 18-26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2019v11i5.35708 https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijcpr/article/view/35708/20818

Esfahani, B. N., Hozoorbakhsh, F., Rashed, K., Havaei, S. A., Heidari, K., & Moghim, S. (2014). Effect of Lagerstroemia tomentosa and Diospyros virginiana methanolic extracts on different drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014, 9(3), 193-198. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311284/