(Anacardiaceae) Mangifera laurina Blume
Local name(s): ມ່ວງ ໃຄ່ (mouang khai)
Medicinal use(s): To treat cases of swelling body parts
Part(s) used: Bark (inner part)
Field Characters: Tree 20 m tall, dbh 30 cm, bark gray, finely fissured and cracked, flowers drying up dirty white, young fruits green, 1-seeded. Crushed fruitlets smell of mango.
Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Pak Ou District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.
Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on a steep slope, ascending to the base of a limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.
Altitude: 390 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15433
Collection Date: February 10, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330003.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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Lim TK (2012). Mangifera laurina. In book: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 124–126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8661-7_14
Puccio P. Mangifera laurina. Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. English translation by Mario Beltramini. https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/mangifera-laurina/?lang=en