(Euphorbiaceae) Croton dongnaiensis Pierre ex Gagnep.

Local name(s): (Pao noy, Pao thong)

Medicinal use(s): treat flatulance

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, leaves verticillate, fruits brown.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya 

Collection number(s): DDS 14929

Collection Date: December 17, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313703.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Salatino A, Salatino MLF, Negri G. Traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Croton species (Euphorbiaceae).  J Braz Chem Soc 2007, 18 (1) • 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532007000100002

Xu WH, Liu WY, Liang Q. Chemical Constituents from Croton Species and Their Biological Activities. Molecules. 2018 Sep 12;23(9):2333. doi: 10.3390/molecules23092333.