(Capparaceae) Capparis pubiflora DC.

Local name(s): ຊາຍຊູ້ຕົ້ນ (Xai sou ton)

Medicinal use(s): treat amygdalis symptoms 

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field Characters: Small shrub on forest floor, flowers white born on a spike 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet Province

Habitat: monsoonal forest.

Altitude: 160 m asl 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong 

Collection number(s): KS 19-017

Collection Date: March 14, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313736.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


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Shahrajabian, M.H., Sun, W. & Cheng, Q. Plant of the Millennium, Caper (Capparis spinosa L.), chemical composition and medicinal uses. Bull Natl Res Cent 45, 131 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00592-0  
Zhang H, Ma ZF. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Capparis spinosa as a Medicinal Plant. Nutrients 2018, Jan 24;10(2):116.  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10020116