(Rosaceae) Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

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Medicinal use(s): to treat hepatitis.

Part(s) used: stem wood.

Field Characters: Medium-sized tree, 3-5m high. Stem glabrous, leaves alternate, attenuate at both ends, margins serrate. Flowers pink, solitary in axil of leaves. Drupes subglobose, downy with a lateral furrow, whitish-yellow, skin overlaid with red, stone ridged, brown.

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Baeng District, Baengkham Village.

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Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, B. Vanavong, K. Kunsawanh, S. Saynhasing

Collection number(s): LAOS_369

Collection Date: March 22, 2002

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