(Annonaceae) Desmos chinensis Lour.
Local name(s): ໝາກ ປ້ອງ ກີ່ວ (mak pong kiao)
Medicinal use(s): Treatment of intestinal infection
Part(s) used: Vine
Field Characters: Climber, fruits chainlike, deep red.
Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park at Pou Ak Mountain. GPS reading: 17o 5794’ N; 105o 6349’ E.
Habitat: Secondary forest along road.
Altitude: 130 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vanthanuvong
Collection number(s): DDS 15501
Collection Date: May 29, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2332252.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Linh NTT, Son NT. Biologically active constituents from plants of the genus Desmos. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products. 2021;116:211-261. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80560-9_5.
Polbuppha, Isaraporn, et al. “Desmoschinensis flavones A and B, two Rare flavones having a hybrid Benzyl Benzoate Ester-Flavone structural framework from Desmos Chinensis Lour.” RSC Advances, 2020; vol. 10, no. 73, The Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 45076–80, doi:10.1039/D0RA09985F.