(Primulaceae) Ardisia villosa Roxb.
Local name(s): ຕາຟານ, ຕີນຈໍາຂົນ (Ta fane, Tin cham khon)
Medicinal use(s): treat back pain
Part(s) used: root, stem
Field Characters: Erect shrub, 0.3-0.5 cm tall, fruits green, plant hairy.
Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city.
GPS reading: At the vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.
Habitat: Forested slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 950-970 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15108
Collection Date: September 26, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314188.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
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Tian-Liang, Xie Q, Shama R, et al. Ethnobotanical study of Zhuang medicinal herbs of Ardisia: variety systematization, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, clinical application, and toxicity. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2024, 76, 327–353 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpp/rgad119. Advance access publication 25 February 2024