(Rutaceae) Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

Local name(s): ສະ ມັດ ຂາວ (sa mat khao)

Medicinal use(s): treat kidney stone; fever

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 5 m tall, fruits greenish yellow, profuse.

Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park,  Pou Ak Mountain. GPS reading: 17o 58’ N; 105o 48’ E.

Habitat: Secondary forest along the road. 

Altitude: 204 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15486

Collection Date: May 29, 2023

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Medicinal use(s): rash / cholesterol 

Part(s) used: trunk

Field Characters: Small tree, 1.5-2m in height. Trunk approx 4cm diam. Leaves glabrous, margins smooth. Inflorescence in an umble. Fruits small, green, round. 

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.

Habitat: Sekong MBP Thateng; roadside; secondary forest, soil red, dry, sandy.

Altitude: 520 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): BGE 282

Collection Date: November 19, 2019

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Local name(s): ສະ ມັດ ຂາວ (sa mat khao)

Medicinal use(s): Used as body tonic.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet 5 m tall, fruits green, crushed leaves aromatic. Common.

Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.

Altitude: 1130 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 14954

Collection Date: May 16, 2019

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