(Rhizophoraceae) Pellacalyx yunnanensis Hu
Local name(s): ກົກຕັ້ງເສົາ (Kok tang sao)
Medicinal use(s): treat stomach ache, intestinal infection
Part(s) used: stem bark and stem wood
Field Characters: Tree 15-20 m tall, dbh 25 cm, bark gray-brown, coarsely fissured, slash light brown, wood white, young fruit solitary on the leaf axil, stamens epipetalous, stipules needle-shaped; prop roots present.
Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay 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: 850-900 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15114
Collection Date: September 26, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314161.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 13 Page 299GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Abed S, Sirat H. (2015). COX-2 inhibitors from the leaves of Pellacalyx saccardianus Scortech (Rhizophoraceae). Phytochemistry Letters 2015, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.phytol.2015.05.001.
Kuthi NA, Basar N. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of different plant parts of Pellacalyx axillaris. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences (MJFAS) 2019, vVol. 15 No. 3 (2019): May – June. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v15n3.1415.
Mousa TH, Abed SA, Alkhafaji SL. Molecular Docking and Study of the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Triterpene and Diarylheptanoid Isolated from Pellacalyx axillaris. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2023, 23(3):e031122210623. doi: 10.2174/1871526523666221103145920.