(Phyllanthaceae) Aporosa tetrapleura Hance

Local name(s): ໝືອດ ນ້ອຍ (Meuat noy)

Medicinal use(s): Treat rheumatism, joint pain. 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Treelet 4 m tall, fruits green, ellipsoid, split open, revealing a globular, yellow to red, glossy and translucent seed.

Locality: Bolikhamxai 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 15014

Collection Date: May 24, 2014

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Local name(s): ເໝືອດກຽນ (Meuat Kiene)

Medicinal use(s): Treat fever, diarrhea 

Part(s) used: Stem

Field Characters: Shrub 3 m tall, fruits profuse, shiny, juicy, green, turning orange.

Locality: Khammuan Province, Gnommalat District, Phu Ak Mountain, forest along road. 

Habitat: Secondary forest along a road at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park.

Altitude: 204 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vantanuvong

Collection number(s): DDS 15474

Collection Date: May 29, 2023

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Local name(s): ເໝືອດນ້ອຍ (Muat noi)

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Field Characters: A small tree, 2-3 m high, leaves alternate, fruits green, when ripe yellow. 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19,  Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.

 Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, with some degree of past conversion. Forest opening.

Altitude: 160 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): KS 19-003

Collection Date: March 24, 2014

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