(Rubiaceae) Gynochthodes villosa (Hook.f.) Razafim. & B.Bremer

Local name(s): ຕັງ ເບີ ເຄືອ (tang beu keuah)

Medicinal use(s): treat syphilis 

Part(s) used: whole herb

Field Characters: Liana, climbing or twining. Inflorescence terminal.Fruit a drupe. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Thongkong 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_040

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

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