(Rubiaceae) Exallage microcephala (Pierre ex Pit.) Bremek.
Local name(s): (nya moung ka tai)
Medicinal use(s): For gastritis, yellow urine, yellow eye.
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Herb, flowers pale-green, in globular cluster at nodes, axillary. Dark forest floor.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.
Altitude: 158 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 14936
Collection Date: December 18, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313697.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityWFO Plant List: ExallageUseful references:
Al-Shuhaib MBS, Al-Shuhaib JMB. Phytochemistry, pharmacology, and medical uses of Oldenlandia (family Rubaceae): a review. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2024, 397(4):2021-2053. doi: 10.1007/s00210-023-02756-3.