(Celastraceae) Salacia sp.
Local name(s): (kheua ta kai)
Medicinal use(s): General tonic.
Part(s) used: liana
Field Characters: Woody vine, flowers dull orange, small, fruits bright red.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from the city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rainforest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.
Altitude: 158 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 14909
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313681.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 439, 487GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Kushwaha PS, Singh AK, Keshari AK, et al. An Updated Review on the Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Trials of Salacia oblonga. Pharmacogn Rev 2016, 10(20):109-114. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.194046
Stohs SJ, Ray S. Anti-diabetic and Anti-hyperlipidemic Effects and Safety of Salacia reticulata and Related Species. Phytother Res. 2015 Jul;29(7):986-95. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5382