(Rubiaceae) Gardenia annamensis Pit.
Local name(s): (Khai Nao)
Medicinal use(s): to treat stomachaches
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Smal-medium tree, decussate, oblanceolate, shiny green leaves, with apical buds that are sticky, yellow and aromatic.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Bolikhan District, Somsavath Medicinal Plant Preserve, off road near Ban Kampay and Ban Somsavath.
Habitat: Roadside. Good quality secondsary tropical rainforest, lowland.
Altitude: 163 m asl.
Collector(s): J.M. Henkin, O Souliya
Collection number(s): JMH 107
Collection Date: December 16, 2015
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2318770.Projct: PO1
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho-Cayco Vietnam vol. 3, p. 164, plant #8350GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Chen L, Li M, Yang Z, et al. Gardenia jasminoides Ellis: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological and industrial applications of an important traditional Chinese medicine. J Ethnopharmacol 2020, 257:112829. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112829
Henkin JM, Sydara K, Xayvue M, et al. Revisiting the linkage between ethnomedical use and development of new medicines: A novel plant collection strategy towards the discovery of anticancer agents. J Med Plant Res 2017, 11(40):621-634. doi: 10.5897/jmpr2017.6485
Yang Q, Cai Y, Wang Z, et al. From traditional medicinal use to functional food: The pharmacological activity, hepatotoxicity mechanism and detoxification strategies of gardenia fructus.Journal of Functional Foods 2025, volume 135, 107093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2025.107093.