(Malvaceae) Gossypium arboreum L.

Local name(s): (Fay)

Medicinal use(s): used as a narcotic

Part(s) used: leaf and twig

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Locality: Sayabouri Province, Sayabouri District, Na La Village.

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Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong. 

Collection number(s): LAOS_068 (= Bouamanivong 068)

Collection Date: October 21, 1999

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