(Primulaceae) Ardisia crenata Sims
Local name(s): ກົກ ຕາ ກວາງ, ຕີນ ຈຳ ກ້ຽງ (kok ta kuang, tin cham kieng)
Medicinal use(s): Used to treat rheumatism.
Part(s) used: root
Field characters: Shrub, flowers pink, fruits deep red, glossy.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along stream.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number: DDS 14993
Collection date: May 17, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313866.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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