(Rubiaceae) Saprosma inaequilonga Pierre ex Pit.
Local name(s): ຕົດ ໜາ ຕົ້ນ (toht ma tohn)
Medicinal use(s): stomach ache
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Small tree, approximately 2 m in height. Trunk thin. Leaf margin smooth. Fruits glabrous, round, blue. When leaves are crushed, produce a foul odor.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.
Habitat: Sekong MBP, mostly shade, hillside
Altitude: 53 m asl
Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay
Collection number(s): BGE 275
Collection Date: November 19, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330399.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online
Useful references:
Zhang D, Chen W, Chen W, et al. Three new ursane-type triterpenoids from the stems of Saprosma merrillii. Molecules 2013, 18(12):14496-504. doi: 10.3390/molecules181214496. Erratum in: Molecules 2014, 19(11):18618-9.