(Piperaceae) Piper laetispicum C. DC.
Local name(s): ໝາກ ຂີ້ ໄກ່ ປ່າ (mak khee kai pa)
Medicinal use(s): urinary tract infection, kidney stones
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Vine.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng
Habitat: Sekong MBP Thateng; secondary forest, on slope above stream, soil dry, sandy. Shaded.
Altitude: 520 m asl
Collector(s): M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay, B. Elkington
Collection number(s): BGE 279
Collection Date: November 19, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330395Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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