(Rutaceae) Clausena excavata Burm.f.
Local name(s): ສະ ມັດ ຂາວ (sa mat khao)
Medicinal use(s): treat skin disesess; fever
Part(s) used: stem; leaf
Field Characters: Tree 5 m tall, fruits light green, turning brownish-pink, semi-translucent, pulpy.
Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyommalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, Pou Ak Mountain. GPS reading: 17o 58’ N; 105o 48’ E.
Habitat: Secondary forest along the road.
Altitude: 204 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vanthanuvong.
Collection number(s): DDS 15487
Collection Date: May 29, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Arbab IA, Abdul AB et al. Clausena excavata Burm. f. (Rutaceae): A review of its traditional uses, pharmacological and phytochemical properties. J. Med. Plants Res. 2011, Vol.5(33), pp. 7177-7184. https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPRX11.013
Behera S, Mohapatra S, Meher RK, Das PK et al. Assessment of Chemical Composition and Therapeutic Activities of Clausena excavata Burm.: An Important Medicinal Plant of Eastern Ghats of India. Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants 2023, 26(2), 502–521. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2023.2216721
Thant TM, Aminah NS et al.. Antidiabetes and Antioxidant agents from Clausena excavata root as medicinal plant of Myanmar. Open Chemistry, vol. 17, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1339-1344. https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2019-0056.