(Ochnaceae) Campylospermum serratum (Gaertn.) Bittrich & M.C.E.Amaral
Local name(s): (Han kuang phou)
Medicinal use(s): as a general tonic
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Shrub 2 m tall, flowers light yellow on elongated clusters, fruitlets glossy green. Common species throughout the preserve.
Locality: Savannakhet province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
GPS reading: 16o 39.795’ N; 104o 51.946’ E.
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 14905
Collection Date: December 17, 013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313675.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 12 Pages 361, 362GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Bikobo DS, Abouem a Zintchem A, Nyemeck N,M III, et al. Secondary metabolites from Campylospermum oliverianum (Farron), Campylospermum glaucum (tiegh) and Campylospermum dybowskii (van tiegh). International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research 2015, 7(1):119-127.