(Simaroubaceae) Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

Local name(s): ບີຄົນ ຫຼື ເພ້ຍຟານ (Bee khon or Phia fan)

Medicinal use(s): treat rashes, itch on body

Part(s) used: leaf

Field Characters: Small shrub on forest floor, flowers with light yellow dots (stamens), disposed along a narrow panicle.

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: 19o 42.613’ N; 103o 35.405’ E.

Habitat: Broadleaved monsoon forest. Forest opening.

Altitude: 160 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): KS 19-010

Collection Date: March 24, 2014


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Local name(s): ກົກ ບີ ຄົນ (kok bee kohn)

Medicinal use(s): treat diabetes, malaria

Part(s) used: root, stem (not specifically defined for the disease treated)

Field Characters: Tree, approximately 3 m high. Trunk approx 20 cm dbh. Leaves pilose, alternate, pinnate, with leaflets opposite, crenate. Inflorescence a spike. Flowers emerging from leaf nodes, minuscule, brown to orange.

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Kouk Poung Village, Community medicinal plant garden.

Habitat: Community medicinal plant garden.

Altitude: 610 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): BGE 315

Collection Date: November 21, 2019



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Local name(s): ຕັ່ງເບີ່ນ້ອຍ (Tang beu noi)


Medicinal use(s): treat fever 

Part(s) used: stem, fruit

Field Characters: Small tree, flowers green, fruits green. 

Locality: Khammuane Province, Nyommalat District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, at Phu Ak mountain.

Habitat: Secondary forest along the road.

Altitude: 204 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, Manoluck Vanthanuvong.  

Collection number(s): DDS 15476

Collection Date: May 29, 2023

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313743; 2330343; xxxxxx.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 103GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:

Chen J, Yu D, Li X, Deng Q, Yang H, Chen L, Bai L. A review of Brucea javanica: metabolites, pharmacology and clinical application. Front Pharmacol. 2024 Jan 26;14:1317620. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1317620


Zhang J, Hong-Xi Xu H-X et al. Major Constituents From Brucea javanica and Their Pharmacological Actions. Front Pharmacol. 2022; 13: 853119. Published online 2022 Mar 18. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.853119