(Rubiaceae) Lasianthus chinensis (Champ.) Benth.
Local name(s): ຄົນ ແຫ້ວ ນົກ ຂໍ່ (kan heo nok koh); ໂຄຍ ງູ ຕົ້ນ (khoy ngou tohn)
Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic for the uterus
Part(s) used: Stem and root
Field Characters: Treelet, flower buds greenish white, open flowers white.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center
Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.
Altitude: 190 m asl
Collector(s): D. Soejarto & O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 15019
Collection Date: May 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313897Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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