(Myrtaceae) Syzygium tinctorium (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): as a tonic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, leaves simple, opposite, thick, leathery. Orange tap root.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Na Som Mo Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 172 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanh

Collection number(s): LAOS_502

Collection Date: July 12, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252433
Project: ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Pham Hoang Ho-Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 55, plant #4154

Medicinal properties:


Fidrianny I. A perspective review of phytochemistry and pharmacology of the Syzygium genus. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021.  https://doi.org/10.26452/IJRPS.V12I2.4722  


Uddin ABMN, Hossain F, Reza ASMA, et al. Traditional uses, pharmacological activities, and phytochemical constituents of the genus Syzygium: A review. Food Sci Nutr 2022, 10(6):1789-1819. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2797 
Yuniarni U, Y, Sukandar Y, Fidrianny I. (2021). A perspective review of phytochemistry and pharmacology of the Syzygium genus. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021, 12. 1490-1495. DOI:10.26452/ijrps.v12i2.4722