(Rubiaceae) Mussaenda cf. bonii Pit.
Local name(s): (tang beu kheua)
Medicinal use(s): Treat wound, to accelerate the formation of skin
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Vine, flowers with deep yellow corolla lobes, light dull green tube, and large white bract.
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 14918
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313690.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
Gunasekaran S, Sundaramoorthy S, Sathiavelu M. The genus Mussaenda: A phytopharmacological review. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research 2015, 7(7):1037-1042. https://www.jocpr.com/articles/the-genus-mussaenda-a-phytopharmacological-review.pdf
Vidyalakshmi KS, Vasanthi HR, Rajamanickam GV. Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Mussaenda Species (Rubiaceae). Ethnobotanical Leaflets 2008, 12: 469-475. 2008. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/60544524.pdf