(Rutaceae) Harrisonia perforata (Blco.) Merr.
Local name(s): ໜາມກົນທາ (Nam konh tha)
Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache, itching rashes, cases of syphilis
Part(s) used: root, stem, fruit (not affection-specific)
Field Characters: Small shrub in the forest, leaves compound, flowers pinkish red and white, on a loose terminal spike.
Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone Phomvihan District, Savannakhet Province.
Habitat: Broadleaved monsoonal tropical rainforest. Forest opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): KS 19-008
Collection Date: March 24, 2014
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Local name(s): ໜາມ ໂກນ ທາ (nam kohn ta)
Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache
Part(s) used: root, stem
Field Characters: Shrub 3 m tall, stem with spines, fruit green.
Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, Pou Ak Mountain.
Habitat: Secondary forest along the road.
Altitude: 204 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vantanouvong
Collection number(s): DDS 15483
Collection Date: May 29, 2023
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Local name(s): ໜາມໂກນທາ (Nam kon tha)
Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache
Part(s) used: root, stem
Field Characters: Shrubs 2-3 m high, stem thorny, fruits round.
Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Khammouane Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve; 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): Onvilay_YML_098
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx, 2313747; 2332671.
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Flora of China Vol. xi Pages 98, 99
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Medicinal properties:
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Yan XH, Di YT, Fang X, Yang SY, He HP, Li SL, Lu Y, Hao XJ. Chemical constituents from fruits of Harrisonia perforata. Phytochemistry 2011 Apr;72(6):508-13. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.010. PMID: 21315383. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21315383/