(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. 2330355

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Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 90,91

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