(Rutaceae) Glycosmis parviflora (Sims) Little

Local name(s): ຊົມຊື່ນ (som suen)

Medicinal use(s): Treatment of eye blindness.

Part(s) used: leaves

Field Characters: Treelet 3.5 m tall, inflorescence terminal, flowers past anthesis, young fruits yellow, crushed leaves aromatic. 

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village. GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 390 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15428

Collection Date: February 10, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2329998.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 80,82GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:


Liu ZL, Yang K,  Bai PH, et al. Gas  Chromatography-Mass  Spectrometric  Analysis  of Essential Oil of Aerial Parts of Glycosmis parviflora (Sims) Little (Rutaceae). Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2014, 13 (2): 275-280.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v13i2.17  


Teja PK, Pate P, Bhavsar D, et al.  Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and formulation aspects of Glycosmis species: A systematic review. Phytochemistry 2021, volume 190, 112865.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112865