(Annonaceae) Goniothalamus gabriacianus (Baill.) Ast
Local name(s): ເຂົ້າຫຼາມດົງ, ກ້ວຍເຫງັນຕົ້ນ (Khao lam dong, kuay nhen ton)
Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism; as women's tonic
Part(s) used: stem wood
Field Characters: Small tree 2-4 m high, leaves alternate, flowers dirty white.
Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.
Habitat: Broadleaved monsoonal forest. Forest opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): KS 19-026
Collection Date: March 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313789.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Pages 685, 686 GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Shahshad Aslam M, Syarhabil AM, Mamat A, et al.. Goniothalamus: Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Review. Recent advances in biology and Medicine 2016, 2:34-47. DOI:10.18639/RABM.2016.02.292264
Lekphrom R, Kanokmedhakul S, Kanokmedhakul K. Bioactive styryllactones and alkaloid from flowers of Goniothalamus laoticus. J Ethnopharmacol 2009, 25(1):47-50. doi: 10.3390/molecules28031158
Wiart C. Goniothalamus species: a source of drugs for the treatment of cancers and bacterial infections? Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2007, 4(3):299-311. DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem009