(Rubiaceae) Gynochthodes officinalis (F.C.How) Razafim. & B.Bremer

Local name(s): (sai kai noy)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat myometritis. 

Part(s) used: leaves, vine

Field Characters: Vine growing to 2-5 m tall; leaves dark green, shiny; flowers yellowish or orange.

Locality: Vientiane, Feuang District.

Habitat: Forests.

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Collector(s): B. Southavong

Collection number(s): Southavong 135

Collection Date: May 11, 1999

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Local name(s): ຍໍ ເຄືອ (yoh kheua)

Medicinal use(s): as a health tonic

Part(s) used: all parts of the plant

Field Characters: Small liana, fruits set in loose terminal clusters.

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Thong Kong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park. 

Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands. 

Altitude: 150 m asl.

Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong 

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_048

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

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