(Sapindaceae) Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken
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Field Characters: Tree about 10 meters tall. Compound, altenrate leaves. Leaflets large, opposite, parapinnate. One seeded fruit, slightly smaller than a ping pong ball, with orange fleshy aril around seed. Light orange colored inner bark.
Locality: Champasak Province, Phonthong District, Du Village
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Altitude: 113 m asl
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong
Collection number(s): LAOS 538
Collection Date: August 6, 2003
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Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252468.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityEasy Ayurveda: Ceylon Oak Kosamra:
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Anonymous. Easy Ayurveda Ceylon Oak Kosamra: Schleichera oleosa Useshttps://www.easyayurveda.com/2015/08/13/ceylon-oak-koshamra-schleichera-oleosa/
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Karthikeyan M, Email, Raju SK, et al. 2023). A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 2023, 17:1101-1107. DOI:10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0024
Vanaja P, Moorthy NSHN, Rajpoot VS, et al. Metabolite profiling, antimalarial potentials of Schleichera oleosa using LC-MS and GC-MS: in vitro, molecular docking and molecular dynamics. Front Mol Biosci 2025, 12:1543939. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1543939
Zulham, Subarnas A, Wilar G, et al. Safety Assessment of Schleichera oleosa Lour. Leaves Extract: Acute and Subchronic Studies. Pak J Biol Sci 2023, 26(4):148-158.DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2023.148.158