(Cardiopteridaceae) Gonocaryum lobbianum (Miers) Kurz

Local name(s): ກ້ານ ເຫຼືອງ (kan leuang); ຮົ່ມ ສາມ ເມືອງ  (hom sam meuang) 

Medicinal use(s):  Used as a tonic during the puerperium.

Part(s) used: stemwood

Field Characters:  Treelet, fruits pale greenish, ellipsoid to ellipsoid-ovoid, with perceptible longitudinal angles/ridges.

Locality:  Bolikhamxay 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 15020

Collection Date: May 24, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313898.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 507GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:


Liu P, Wang C, Yang Xun, et al.  Preliminary Test of Chemical Components and Content Determination of Total Alkaloids in Different Parts of Gonocaryum lobbianum. Medicinal Plant 2013, 4(7): 46-50. https://www.proquest.com/openview/661efb81d4ece98a4ca31fbf6deb861a/1?cbl=1596361&pq-origsite=gscholar