(Thymelaeaceae) Gyrinops vidalii P.H.Hô

Local name(s): (ket sa na)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat dermatitis 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: A large tree up to 20-30 m tall; thick bark.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Hinheup District.

Habitat: Forests.

Altitude: 

Collector(s): B. Southavong

Collection number(s): Southavong 127

Collection Date: May 10, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334761.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

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Schun Y, Cordell GA. Studies in the Thymelaeaceae. III. Constituents of Gyrinops walla. J Nat Prod 1985, 48(4):684-685. DOI: 10.1021/np50040a043

Thompson ID, Lim T, Turjaman M. 2022. Expensive, Exploited and Endangered. A review of the agarwood-producing genera Aquilaria and Gyrinops: CITES considerations, trade patterns, conservation, and management. ITTO Technical Series No. 51, 2022. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Yokohama, Japan. https://cites.org/sites/default/files/documents/E-CoP19-Inf-12.pdf