(Rubiaceae) Diplospora dubia (Lindl.) Masam. 

Local name(s): ກົກແສນໄຊ (ຕັງເບີນ້ອຍ)  (Kok sene xai, Tang beu noi) 

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism (stem), stomach ache (leaves)

Part(s) used: stem, leaf

Field Characters: Treelet, fruits green, turning reddish red, then blackish red, glossy, set in small, extra-axillary cymes, stipule accular-subulate.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.

GPS reading: At 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 15109

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

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Local name(s): (Kok sene xai, Tang beu noi) 

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism, stomach ache

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, fruits red.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.

GPS reading: At vicinity of 20o 39.858’ N; 102o 00.033’ E.

Habitat: Forest at bottom of slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope. 

Altitude: 740 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15130

Collection Date: September 27, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314139, 2314140 

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


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