(Rubiaceae) Urophyllum chinense Merr. & Chun

Local name(s): ເຂັມ ຂາວ (khem khao)

Medicinal use(s): treat nervous disorders

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, 2-3 m high. Fruits globular, green, set in axilary cluster.  

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong 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, S. Pimmavong 

Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_088

Collection Date: July 22, 2023

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Yooprasert S. Taxonomy and Systematics of Urophyllum (Rubiaceae) in Thailand and Indochina. Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Reading Herbarium, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, May 2021, pp. i-vi, 1-289.  https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/110024/1/24898480_Yooprasert_Thesis_Sawita%20Yooprasert.pdf