(Rutaceae) Glycosmis gracilis B.C.Stone
Local name(s): ຊົມຊື່ນ (som seuan)
Medicinal use(s): Treatment of asthma.
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Treelet 3 m tall, fruits globular, green, turning whitish to reddish.
Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.
GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.
Habitat: : Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.
Altitude: 390 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15441
Collection Date: February 11, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330011.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online
Useful references:
Khandokar L, Bari MS, Seidel V, Haque MA. Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities and toxicological profile of Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.: A review. J Ethnopharmacol 2021, 5, 278:114313. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114313
Teja PK, Patel P, Bhavsar D, et al. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and formulation aspects of Glycosmis species: A systematic review. Phytochemistry 2021, 190:112865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112865