(Rutaceae) Maclurodendron oligophlebium (Merr.) T.G.Hartley

Local name(s): (Pao tong)

Medicinal use(s): treat gastritis

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Sshrub about 1 m tall. Leaves simple, opposite in some branches, alternate in others, with citronella like smell.  Inflorescence axilary, still just budding.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District

Habitat: 

Altitude: 165 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanh 

Collection number(s): LAIOS_509 (= Libman 115)

Collection Date: July 13, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252440.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


Badrillah N, Susanti D, Kamil TKTM, et al. Silver nanoparticles biogenically synthesised using Maclurodendron porteri extract and their bioactivities. Heliyon 2024,10(4): e25454. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25454 

Bowen IH , Osborne SJ. Phytochemical studies in the genus Maclurodendron (Rutaceae): Furoquinoline alkaloids of Maclurodendron magnificum and Maclurodendron porteri. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 1998, volume 50, issue Supplement_9, page 233.  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb02433.x


Qi JJ, Qian YN, Li Y, Liu XY, Fu RY, Huang ZH, Yue JM, Zhao JX. Macoligophones A-I, prenylated acetophenone dimers and monomers from Maclurodendron oligophlebium. Phytochemistry 2025, 234:114445. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2025.114445