(Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae) Dialium cochinchinense Pierre
Local name(s): ໝາກເຄັງ (Mak kheng)
Medicinal use(s): treat pain due to infection
Part(s) used: stem bark (inner part)
Field Characters: A big tree 15-20 m high, fruits cylindrical, bluish black, velvety.
Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone Phomvihan district, Savannakhet province
GPS reading: 19o 42.613’ N; 103o 35.405’ E.
Habitat: Monsoonal forest, in opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): KS 19-043
Collection Date: March 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313758.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Ai DTT, Ngan TB, Hien NT, et al. Chemical Constituents and Cytotoxic Activities of Stem Bark of Dialium cochinchinense. Chem Nat Compd 2021, 57, 360–363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-021-03367-1
Ankudze B, Neglo D, Nsiah F. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from discarded shells of velvet tamarind (Dialium cochinchinense) and their antimicrobial synergistic potentials and biofilm inhibition properties. Biometals 2024, 37(1):143-156. doi: 10.1007/s10534-023-00534-5. Epub 2023 Sep 11. PMID: 37695459.
Huyen VT, Thuy Ai DTT, Hien NT, et al. Chemical constituents of leaves Dialium cochinchinense Pierre. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2021, vol. 4(3), pp. 1131-1136. DOI: 10.31817/vjas.2021.4.3.03.
Trang T, Ha L, Ai D, et al. Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant and Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of the Stem Bark of Dialium cochinchinense Pierre. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2022, 5(1), 1375–1388. https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2022.5.1.06