(Balanophoraceae) Balanophora abbreviata Blume
Local name(s): ປີດິນຂາວ (ຕ້າງດິນ) (Pi din khao, Tang din)
Medicinal use(s): as body tonic
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Parasitic chlorophylless Balanophora, cones (female inflorescence) gray
Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city. GPS reading: At vicinity of 20o 39.858’ N; 102o 00.033’ E.
Habitat: Forest at the bottom of a slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 740 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayveu
Collection number(s): DDS 15132
Collection Date: September 27, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Lambio IAF, Alviola MS, Lucañas CC, et al. First cavernicolous record of the holoparasitic Balanophora abbreviata Blume (Balanophoraceae), from Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 2024, volume 17, issue 1, pages 208-213. ISSN 2287-884X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2023.11.012 .
Mutinda ES, Zhang D-J, Muema FW, et al. The genus Balanophora J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. – Its use in traditional medicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacology: A review. J Ethnopharmacol. 2024, volume 319, part 3. 117276. ISSN 0378-8741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2023.117276.
Wang X, Liu Z, Qiao W, et al. Cheng, R., Liu, B., & She, G. (2012). Phytochemicals and biological studies of plants from the genus Balanophora. Chemistry Central Journal 2012, 6:79. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-153X-6-79