(Phyllanthaceae) Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle
Local name(s): ກົກກ້າງປາ, ຕາປາ (Kang pa, Ta pa)
Medicinal use(s): treat rashes and liver disease
Part(s) used: leaf; stem
Field Characters: Small tree 2-5 m high, fruit round and greenish white in color
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_072
Collection Date: July22, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 165, 177, 179GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Ajaib M, Pullaiah T, Shazia Shah S. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle. In book: Bioactives and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants, Edition1st, first published, 2022, Imprint Apple Academic Press, Pages12. eBook ISBN9781003281658
Bailly C. Traditional Uses, Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of the Medicinal Plant Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle Royle. Future Pharmacol 2024, 4(1), 77-102. https://doi.org/10.3390/futurepharmacol4010007
Noudamadjo A, Glinma B, Kpadonou B, et al. Study of the Medicinal Plant Flueggea virosa: Review on Its Uses and Some Phytochemical and Biological Properties for the Last Decade. American Journal of Plant Sciences 2025, vol. 16, no.3. DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2025.163030
Peng Y-l, Zeng N, Yao Q-y, et al. A Review of the Medicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Genus Flueggea. Current Chinese Science 2023, 3(3). DOI:10.2174/2210298102666220920110106