(Apocynaceae) Dischidanthus urceolatus (Decne.) Tsiang

Local name(s): ໜ້ອງເຄືອ, ປະສົງຂາວ, ສັບປາຫຼົດ (Nong kheua, pa song khao, Sop pa lot)

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Field Characters: Climber, with white latex, fruits green, profuse.

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: 19o 42.613’ N; 103o 35.405’ E.

Habitat: Secondary forest, along road side.

Altitude: 160 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong 

Collection number(s): KS 19-013

Collection Date: March 24, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313741.

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Plants of the World onlineGBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility: as Marsdenia urceolata

Useful references:


Sushmita Saha S, Alshammari A, Albekairi NA, et al. Exploring the antioxidant and protective effects of Marsdenia thyrsiflora Hook.f. leaf extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage in rat models. Front Pharmacol 2024, Sec. Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, volume 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1463922


To KKW, Wu X, Yin C, Chai S, Yao S, Kadioglu O, Efferth T, Ye Y, Lin G. Reversal of multidrug resistance by Marsdenia tenacissima and its main active ingredients polyoxypregnanes. J Ethnopharmacol 2017 May 5;203:110-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.03.051
Wang P, Yang J, Zhu Z, Zhang X. Marsdenia tenacissima: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology. Am J Chin Med 2018, Oct 4:1-32. DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X18500751