(Rutaceae) Melicope pahangensis T.G.Hartley
Local name(s): (koh ai khao; khom la van cho noi)
Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Shrub, flowers in dense clusters, white. Leaves simple and trifoliate, irregularly opposite to alternate.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road,.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14974
Collection Date: May 16, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313848.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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