(Salicaceae) Xylosma controversa Clos
Local name(s): ກົກ ໝາກ ຫວດ (kok mak huat)
Medicinal use(s): Used for the treatment of pain (analgesic)
Part(s) used: stem bark
Field characters: Tree 12 m tall, trunk slender, straight, 5 m to first branch, bark smooth, gray, flowers white, turning yellowish.
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: DDS 14996
Collection date: May 17, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313869Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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