(Rubiaceae) Coffea arabica L.
Local name(s): ກາເຟ ປ່າ (café pa)
Medicinal use(s): Used for the treatment of leprosy
Part(s) used: trunk
Field Characters: Tree, approx 10 m high. Trunk approx 30 cm dbh. Bark gray with white spots. Leaves opp. Glabrous. Fruits growing from leaf nodes, green, glabrous.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Kouk Poung Village, Community medicinal plant garden.
Habitat: Community medicinal plant garden; mountain side, shaded.
Altitude: 610 m asl
Collector(s): M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay, B. Elkington
Collection number(s): BGE 302
Collection Date: November 21, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330355Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 90,91
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