(Euphorbiaceae) Omphalea bracteata (Blanco) Merr.

Local name(s): (khing kai)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a purgative.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Large climber, fruits globular, large light green, glabrous, 3-seeded.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15031

Collection Date: May 24, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313908.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:

Henkin JM, Sydara K, Xayvue M, et al. Revisiting the linkage between ethnomedical use and development of new medicines: A novel plant collection strategy towards the discovery of anticancer agents. J Med Plant Res 2017, 11(40):621-634. doi: 10.5897/jmpr2017.6485.