(Dilleniaceae) Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.
Local name(s): (sahn nyai)
Medicinal use(s): Treat paralysis.
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Tree 10 m tall, fruits yellow. Vicinity of visitor center building.
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 14930
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313702.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 12 Page 332GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
Sabandar CW, Jalil J, Ahmat N, et al. Medicinal uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Dillenia species (Dilleniaceae). Phytochemistry 2017, 134:6-25. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.11.010. Epub 2016 Nov 23. PMID: 27889244.