(Araceae) Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr.
Local name(s): ຫວາຍ ສະ ນ່ອຍ, ລີ້ນ ມັງ ກອນ, ໜາມ ຕໍາ ທານ (vai sa noy, lin mang kohn, nam tam tan)
Medicinal use(s): fever, tonic.
Part(s) used: whole plant.
Field Characters: small herb, growing on rock. Leaves in two parts, with smooth margins. No flowers or fruits present.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng
Habitat: Medicinal Plant Preserve, hillside, with many species of large trees still remaining, growing on rock in partial shade.
Altitude: 580 m asl
Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay
Collection number(s): BGE 263
Collection Date: November 18, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330411.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 23 Page 6, 7Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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Si JG, Sun HL, Zhang T, Zhang QB, Wang MH, Chen JH, Li LY, Zou ZM. Two new unsaturated fatty acids from the whole plant of Pothos chinensis. J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2017 Nov;19(11):1102-1107. DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2017.1304384
Xiao G, Yang M, Zeng Z, et al. Investigation into the anti-inflammatory mechanism of Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr. By regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway: Integrated network pharmacology, serum pharmacochemistry, and metabolomics. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2024, volume 334, 118520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2024.118520