(Primulaceae) Ardisia annamensis Pit.
Local name(s): (tin cham noy)
Medicinal use(s): Treat oedema.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Shrub, flowers pink, set on a terminal, umbel-like raceme.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.
Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.
Altitude: 190 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 15025
Collection Date: May 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313903.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityCay Co VN GS Pham Hoang Ho online
Useful references:
Liu B, Liu R, Liu Q, et al. The ethnomedicinal and functional uses, phytochemical and pharmacology of compounds from Ardisia species: An updated review. Med Res Rev 2022, 42(5):1888-1929. doi: 10.1002/med.21894.