(Lamiaceae) Clerodendrum godefroyi Kuntze 

Local name(s): ພັງ ຄີ ຕົ້ນ (pang khee tohn)

Medicinal use(s): baldness/rash 

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub, approx 2m in height. Stem approx 3 cm dbh. Leaves opp, 8-10cm long and 3-5cm width. Flowers white with 4 petals. 

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Kouk Poung Village, Community medicinal plant garden 

Habitat: Community medicinal plant garden; mountain side, next to road 

Altitude:  730 m asl. 

Collector(s): M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay, B. Elkington

Collection number(s): BGE 290

Collection Date: November 20th, 2019

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Field Characters: Small tree, flowers with corolla trumpet-shaped, with a long, very slender tube and flaring lobes, white, disposed in a paniculate cluster.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city. GPS reading: At vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.

Habitat: Forested slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude:  750-800 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue 

Collection number(s): DDS 15094

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

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Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Khan S, Shahid S, Ahmad W, Sami U. Pharmacological Importance of Clerodendrum Genus: A Current Review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research 2017, 2017, 2: 22-30. https://www.pharmacyjournal.net/assets/archives/2017/vol2issue2/2-2-15-167.pdf

Teli A, Jena D, Lunasmrita Saikia, Mondal NS, et al. Ethnobotanical Use, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Clerodendrum colebrookianium (Lamiaceae). Current Nutrition & Food Science 2024, volume 21, Issue 2, pages 148 – 155. DOI: 10.2174/0115734013306525240321064009