(Melastomataceae) Pseudodissochaeta septentrionalis (W.W.Sm.) Nayar
Local name(s): (soy ngeun lieng) ; (som pong)
Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Shrub, flower buds pinkish.
Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14966
Collection Date: May 16, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313840.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 13 Page 392, 393 (as Medinilla septentrionalis)GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityMedicinal properties:
Han Q-H, Mu Y-X, Xue Gong X, et al. Chemical constituents of Medinilla septentrionalis (W. W. Sm.) H. L. Li (Melastomataceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2019, Volume 86, 103901. ISSN 0305-1978, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2019.05.009.
Kartonegoro A, Liu Y, et al. A Taxonomic revision of Pseudodissochaeta (Melastomataceae, Dissochaeteae). Phytotaxa 2020, 468(2):159-174. DOI:10.11646/phytotaxa.468.2.1
Pham Minh Nhut, Nguyen Xuan Minh, et al. Anti-Diarrheal Evaluation of Medinilla septentrionalis. Int. J. Life Sci. Scienti. Res. 2017, 3(1): 832-837. https://iijls.com/currentissue/Anti_Diarrheal_Evaluation_Medinilla_%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20septentrionalis.pdf