(Ebenaceae) Diospyros morrisiana Hance ex Walp.
Local name(s): (kok khor hab)
Medicinal use(s): treat diarrhea.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Small treelet, leaves bright green, fruits (2” in diameter) orange, mottled brown, with greenish-brown persistent calyx.
Locality: Xiengkhouang Province, Kham District, Xiengkhouang Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve.
Habitat: Roadside. Good quality, secondary tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope. mountain road between Muang Kham and Ban Tha.
Altitude: 1137 m asl.
Collector(s): J. M. Henkin, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, D. D. Soejarto
Collection number(s): JMH 0035
Collection Date: December 10, 2015
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2320545.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 15 Page 223GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
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