(Passifloraceae) Adenia heterophylla (Blume) Koord.

Local name(s): ເຄືອຂີ້ກາ (Kheu khi ka)

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Field Characters: Herbaceous vine. Leaf simple, alternate. Inflorescence reduced to single flower. Fruit a berry, red, seeds many. 

Locality: Khammuan Province; Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, road side of Route to MBP at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park. 

Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands. 

Altitude: 150 m asl. 

Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong  

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_063

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx.

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Medicinal properties:

Bortolotti M, Biscotti F, Zanello A, et al. Heterophyllin: A New Adenia Toxic Lectin with Peculiar Biological Properties. Toxins (Basel) 2023, 19;16(1):1. doi: 10.3390/toxins16010001