(Phyllanthaceae) Hymenocardia punctata Wall. ex Lindl.

Local name(s): ຫູ ລີງ (hou ling)

Medicinal use(s): 

Part(s) used: twigs, wood

Field Characters: Shrub or small tree. leaves small, ovate, upper part glabrous, lower part with hair. Flower not found. Fruits angular, sour,  edible.

Locality: Champasak Province, Ba Chieng District, Nongxay Village.

Habitat:

Altitude: 204 m asl 

Collector(s): K. Korn 

Collection number(s): LAOS 264

Collection Date: February 3, 2002

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Medicinal use(s): 

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Field Characters: Tree with simple, alternate, ovate to elliptic shaped leaves, with yellowish mid-veins. Thick, sparse, brown pubescence on stem and leaves. Remains of nflorescence coming from leaf apex.

Locality: Champasak Province, Bajieng District; Nong Sai Village

Habitat: 

Altitude: 182 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong

Collection number(s): LAOS 552

Collection Date: August 7, 2003



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Local name(s): ຫູ ລີງ (hou ling)

Medicinal use(s): treat body pain

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Shrub or tree, 3-6 m tall, with alternate leaves and fruits resembling ears. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat 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:   m asl 

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

 Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_081

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2246524; 2252482; 2332682.

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Ibrahim H, Sani FS, Danladi BH, Ahmadu AA. Phytochemical and antisickling studies of the leaves of Hymenocardia acida Tul (Euphorbiaceae). Pak J Biol Sci 2007, 10(5):788-791. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.788.791


Nanfack ARD, Metiave AAS, Mafodong Dongmo FL, et al. Secondary metabolites from the leaves of Hymenocardia acida and their chemotaxonomic significance. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2024, volume 113, 104799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2024.104799   

 Quiros-Guerrero LM, Marcourt L, Chaiwangrach N, et al. (2024). Integration of Wnt-inhibitory activity and structural novelty scoring results to uncover novel bioactive natural products: new Bicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2,9-diones from the leaves of Hymenocardia punctata. Frontiers in Chemistry 2024,  12, Article 1371982. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1371982