(Salicaceae) Casearia membranacea Hance
Local name(s): ກົກ ດູກ ນົກ (kok douk nok)
Medicinal use(s): anti-inflammatory
Part(s) used: leaf, stem
Field characters: Treelet 6 m tall, flowers yellowish green, with brown center, forming axillary clusters.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest near stream.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14994
Collection date: May 17, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313867.Synonyms and images:
Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 134, 137Plants of the World onlineUseful references:
Chen, Y.C. et al. New bioactive clerodane diterpenoids from the roots of Casearia membranacea. Chem. Biodiv. 2008; 5(1):162-167.Shen, Y.-Ch. Et al. New cytotoxic clerodane diterpenoids from the leaves and twigs of Casearia membranacea.J. Nat. Prod. 2004; 67(3):316-321.
Xia, L. et al. The genus Casearia: a phytochemical and pharmacological overview. Phytochemistry Reviews 2015; 14: 99–135.