(Malvaceae) Pterospermum lanceifolium Roxb. ex DC.
Local name(s): (kok seng)
Medicinal use(s): Treat rigid nerve, rigid tendon.
Part(s) used: root, stem
Field Characters: Tree 9 m tall, fruits brown, ellipsoid, pendulous. Only this tree seen.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest 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 14907
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313751.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 12 Page 327, 329GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityBiotikc LaosUseful references:
Chatterjee P, Chakraborty B, Nandy S, et al. Pterospermum acerifolium Linn. : A comprehensive review with significant pharmacological activities. Int J Pharm & Life Sci (IJPLS) 2012, vol. 3, issue 2:1453-1458. https://www.ijplsjournal.com/issues%20PDF%20files/feb_2012/9.pdf
Jena J, Verma S, Rai JK, et al. Pterospermum acerifolium Linn: Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology: A review. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2023, 12(1): 708-715. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2023.v12.i1f.14617
Steven AN, Bachuri K, Mat Hussin NSS, et al. (2024). Anticancer agents and genetic identification of Pterospermum, an indigenous plant of Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2014, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/16583655.2024.2325677