(Melastomataceae) Memecylon acuminatum Sm.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): used as a tonic
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Liana looking like a shrub, 6 m high. Stem have nodes,leaves simple, opposite, dark green. Fruits many, subglobular.
Locality: Xiang Khouang Province, Kham District, Tha Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, O. Soliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_851
Collection Date: October 25, 2006
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285075.Project: ICBG.
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho--Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 99, plant #4333GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Asha S, Umamaheswari C, et al. Bioactive components and pharmacology of memecylon. In book: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants volume 2, pages 23-39. Academic Press, 2023. https://cris.bgu.ac.il/en/publications/bioactive-components-and-pharmacology-of-memecylon
Bharathi TR, Sampath Kumara KK, Prakash HS. Memecylon species: a review of traditional information and taxonomic description. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2016, vol. 8, issue 6. https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijpps/article/view/11632