(Annonaceae) Huberantha cerasoides (Roxb.) Chaowasku
Local name(s): ກົກ ນາງ ແຮ່ວ (kok nang heo)
Medicinal use(s):
Part(s) used:
Field Characters: Treelet 4 m tall, fruits in dense cluster, orange-yellow.
Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Pak Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.
Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.
Altitude: 390 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15439
Collection Date: February 11, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330009.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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