(Lauraceae) Actinodaphne rehderiana (C.K.Allen) Kosterm. ex Dao

Local name(s): (koh meuat)

Medicinal use(s): Treat liver disease.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 10 m tall, leaves large, pper surface dark green, lower surface gray-green, fruits profuse, green, turning deep red, glossy.

Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.

Altitude: 1130 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 14968

Collection Date: Not bold (Month day, year)

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Field Characters: Large tree, leaves large (1’+) and lanceolate, leaves vegetal and slightly aromatic, obverse dark green, reverse white, large yellow-green flower buds (~3” long) opening into a panicle of tiny yellow flowers on a yellow rachis and yellow branching pedicels.

Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.

Altitude: 1130 m asl 

Collector(s): J.M. Henkin, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, D.D. Soejarto

Collection number(s): JMH 008

Collection Date: Decemer 10, 2015

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313842; 2320633. JMH 008 was collected for anticancer testing. 

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Useful references:


Henkin JM, Sydara K, Xayvue M, et al. Revisiting the linkage between ethnomedical use and development of new medicines: A novel plant collection strategy towards the discovery of anticancer agents. J Med Plant Res 2017, 11(40):621-634. doi: 10.5897/jmpr2017.6485. Epub 2017 Oct 25. PMID: 29152156; PMCID: PMC5686776.

Uddin MN, Alam T, Islam MA, et al. Evaluation of carbon tetrachloride fraction of Actinodaphne angustifolia Nees (Lauraceae) leaf extract for antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic and antidiarrheal properties. Biosci Rep 2020, 40(6):BSR20201110. doi: 10.1042/BSR20201110. PMID: 32537632; PMCID: PMC7308611.