(Phyllanthaceae) Antidesma japonicum Sieb. & Zuc. 

Local name(s): (mao tia)

Medicinal use(s): treat fever

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Shrub, fruits green, turning to black, on racemose, axillary infructescences. Common.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno. GPS reading: 16o 39.795’ N; 104o 51.946’ E.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya 

Collection number(s): DDS 14913

Collection Date: December 17, 2013  

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Local name(s): (mao soy)

Medicinal use(s): treat hot fever

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: arge shrub, inflorescence a slender, dense, terminal raceme. 

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center. GPS reading: 18o 27.331’ N; 103o 48.33’ E.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaf evergreen, lowlland tropical rainforest, in regeneration from past conversion process. 

Altitude: 190 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, O. Souliya 

Collection number(s): DDS 15022

Collection Date: May 24, 2014

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Useful references:

Mili C, Dowarah B, Dutta C, et al. A comprehensive review on traditional uses, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of the genus Antidesma L. Fitoterapia 2024, volume 176, 106023. https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0030-1264513?device=desktop&innerWidth=412&offsetWidth=412