(Rubiaceae) Psychotria manillensis Bartl. ex DC.
Local name(s): ຈູງ ຄານ (joung khan); ເຕີມ ກາວ ອວງ (teum kao euang)
Medicinal use(s): tonic
Part(s) used: leaf
Field Characters: Small tree, approximately 30 cm high, trunk approx 1 cm in diameter. Leaf glabrous, margin smooth, 10 cm length, 4 cm width. Fruits red, glabrous, in a round umbel.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng
Habitat: Sekong MBP Thateng - mostly shade, hillside
Altitude: 580 m asl
Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay
Collection number(s): BGE 264
Collection Date: November 18, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330410.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 294, 296, 298GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Ngnokam Jouogo DC, Tamokou JD, Teponno RB, et al. Chemotaxonomy and Antibacterial Activity of the Extracts and Chemical Constituents of Psychotria succulenta Hiern. (Rubiaceae). Biomed Res Int 2022, 2022:7856305. doi: 10.1155/2022/7856305.
Yang H, Zhang H, Yang C, Chen Y. Chemical Constituents of Plants from the Genus Psychotria. Chem Biodivers 2016, 13(7):807-20. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201500259.