(Annonaceae) Uvaria tonkinensis Finet & Gagnep.

Local name(s): ຂາ ໜ້ອງ ​ໄກ່ (kha nong kai)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic for the heart.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Treelet with liana-like branches, fruits green, turning black. Very common.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15037

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313914.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 674, 675GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:


Christopher R.  Plant species of the genus Uvaria : ethnobotanical uses, biological activities and phytochemistry. Natural Product Research 2021, 36:1-16. DOI:10.1080/14786419.2021.1929972 

Zhao W-m, Qin G-w, Ren-Zhou Yang R-Z, et al. Tonkinenin A. A New Polyoxygenated Cyclohexane Derivative from Uvaria tonkinensis. Tetrahedron 1996, vol. 52, no. 38, pages 12373-12380. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271372/1-s2.0-S0040402000X00464/1-s2.0-0040402096007569/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEDgaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCgB8A77J1kNt4%2FfMUulzG4AxzgAImc6TajWReX2KjqSAIhAPlJafaenena7wfRHFVDbRsRSqDWVwT7lkW54WO0X2HxKrwFCMH%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMDU5MDAzNTQ2ODY1Igy4hG%2F85oWMIbH2YDUqkAWBoGytek2gc8uqAL%2B%2BH2nsfXor%2FfszfTJgFbp1bmDIkS7rAEg5OQ1AJl7mYBNaxOv8XF8ErObDpfqE%2FAaHbGK66luRD9h%2BpX7EuM82a5xEK9TeHWmdwRNw76yUSuAorp7Ir6f3YDVxJYFPiCKa2ZcQ4hXvnEnWSZ4iR7duZsr90nwngnxeHKcl%2B5eUjPfGOZMfIENlEIEyCJziPBrf3gMNhcckKzPnx7QQOWAyeQjSxTqjwTGMVfoetJn6JCjcO6e3ktwQvZUzvg5G%2Fp8kcBXWvSV3%2FevrTSl6kW9hfDIJ2yiBTp0NZ1gXHkGhVx7Gimgj8nNVfEWbbohtXfoElTeCw3RJ8oAwCcWrKhTDcTd0KEFq3pcIPSQp3VhJg1m1f%2F%2BDbSPXHQyzufEgqkuP1gV1EAPZCj%2B72xduCQyfLl2hxYvhm0ZVai1yeOIk4XoUhxb81ugvnaUnxPwfV44t3sGERDOlzB7tK4vCGe%2FjJSMzzpepMbkSqzliAbQBXTEqJiP%2FAsRbMp0R7CqB5u3GGdnyHXJ74M%2F6Zl9a4M%2BApSXHHck0gat6n%2FRCJPn7cYwsPvm%2BhcdspBfFGVIHJ721O9JmNEYmDaK48eV1Hkffts6bVLTemHZLmMV8A1evcUSMdp964dbRhxiA4IR78w4Zo6H3b7oJvX%2B9fXKUg9GHFzJoIfXa78tN6hI9PnBTE55zeXFaqKrUqWvX1MGJyy85KO%2BDpMMkdaSlbRxE7%2Fg4pC37RO4G3CF355T3sOafXWv9Ea3N%2Fwh9E5FnF3fgdqLRDzZVcT7%2Bb8SwMKGiIRs%2BFZANAFz6BY7aoCID4hQg6dUGYPNEaa6ivXfR7vzJINlh51TYGWSKac766nfH3wjp83t%2FhDDC7c25BjqwAczS5SlGnLp0GaPfSGF%2FKq26%2FVv5oWdfxIV1mGVQbrA1WLkOCCb2DrAykktiREyJrPPdrWqiJZOmRFI2j%2BEbvx0SytA2ncxomPJ4R5pkfxrRjBjDSyKe1VTSKyY9IUvpXvxybTkUgiOGlU3%2BfZaeqSUacTUp8tixM1CwaPdJMv9L8vUS%2FMWXTNTlkcEfkYcvsjUFcUqDfUSddgAPl22gO82btCSq%2FsozbSWIopaklOsl&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20241112T155306Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY3D5PCS5P%2F20241112%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=228cc618253e0f357749abc5db871085c8ea8af42a1f28c63f7f5d1d54b1e6fe&hash=72982683bcc63394827a1ee181244a41e1ab13d6f4d887dd9dac8472a17bfd0f&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=0040402096007569&tid=spdf-84ab612a-acd8-4110-8c91-50d0d0e58266&sid=3873d5b93b21e14e6e4bd7457d71fd962e01gxrqa&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&ua=13115f035e500255525e&rr=8e17b168dcdd61c2&cc=us