(Moraceae) Ficus sumatrana (Miq.) Miq.

Local name(s): Deua deen

Medicinal use(s): to treat arthritis.

Part(s) used: stem.

Field Characters: Shrub growing to 1.5 m tall; leaves hairy; fruits round, hairy.

Locality: Bolikhamsay, Borikhan District, Ban Sian Tom.

Habitat: 

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): Kham Phao

Collection number(s): Kham Phao 101

Collection Date: May 7, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2328271.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho-Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 558, plant # 6227GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Medicinal properties:


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