(Rubiaceae) Lasianthus verticillatus (Lour.) Merr.
Local name(s): ຄົນ ແຫ້ວ ນົກ ຂໍ່ (kan heo nok koh)
Medicinal use(s): fever, stomachache, tonic
Part(s) used: root, stem
Field Characters: Small tree, approx 2 m in height. Trunk green and brown. Leaves opposite, underside tomentose. Fruits white, growing from leaf nodes.
Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Kouk Poung Village, Community medicinal plant garden
Habitat: flat, soil dry, partial sun
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay.
Collection number(s): BGE 296
Collection Date: November 20, 2019
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330361.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Pages 187, 190, 196, 197, 198GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Al-Hamoud GA, Saud Orfali R, Perveen S, et al. Lasianosides A-E: New Iridoid Glucosides from the Leaves of Lasianthus verticillatus (Lour.) Merr. and Their Antioxidant Activity. Molecules 2019, 24(21):3995. doi: 10.3390/molecules24213995.
Dang S, Naiki A. A revision of the genus Lasianthus Jack (Rubiaceae) from Vietnam. Phytotaxa 2022, vol. 581, issue 1, pages 1-150. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.581.1.1
Dutta, Katyayani & Choudhury, & Duttachoudhury, Manabendra & Das Talukdar, Anupam. (2010). Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of the Genus Lasianthus Jack: A Review. Assam University Journal of Science & Technology : Biological and Environmental Sciences Number I. 6. 129-138.
Zhang L, Song S, Chen B, et al. Integration of UHPLC/Q-OrbitrapMS-based metabolomics and activities evaluation to rapidly explore the anti-inflammatory components from lasianthus. Heliyon 2023, volume 9, issue 6. Volume 9, Issue 6, e16117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16117