(Apocynaceae) Marsdenia schneideri Tsiang

Local name(s): (ma ka teum hohng, khon peum)

Medicinal use(s): As tonic, for rheumatism.

Part(s) used: liana

Field Characters: Vine, fruits large, conical in shape, light green.

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. Forest edge, roadside.

Altitude: 158 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 14950

Collection Date: December 18, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313729.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 16 Pages 249GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:

Senthamil Kavitha M, Kumudhavalli M, Nagarajan JSK. A review on phyto-pharmacological significance of Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn. International Journal of Botany Studies 2021, volume 6, issue 5, 2021, pages 1045-1050. https://www.botanyjournals.com/assets/archives/2021/vol6issue5/6-5-153-720.pdf 


Wang P, Yang J, Zhu Z, Zhang X. Marsdenia tenacissima: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology. Am J Chin Med 2018, 4:1-32.  DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X18500751