(Annonaceae) Monoon jucundum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders
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Field Characters: Tree 20 meters tall, dbh 40 cm, bark gray, smooth, slash reddish brown, flowers green.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District Somsavath Village, Med. Plant Preserve.
Habitat: 26 Hectare remnants of forest on flat terrain, with many species of large trees still remaining.
Altitude: 150 m asl
Collector(s): D. Soejarto
Collection number(s): DDS 13503
Collection Date: July 18, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2275341.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online
Useful references:
Chen C, Chia C, Huang M. (2021). Phytochemicals from Polyalthia Species: Potential and Implication on Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Cancer, and Chemoprevention Activities. Molecules 2021, 26(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175369
Suedee A, Mondranondra IO, Kijjoa A, et al. (2007). Constituents of Polyalthia jucunda and Their Cytotoxic Effect on Human Cancer Cell Lines. Pharmaceutical Biology 2007, 45(7), 575–579. https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200701501300