(Euphorbiaceae) Croton caudatus Geisel.

Local name(s): ເຄືອກະດອຍເຖົ່າ, ຫັດສະຄຶນ (Kheua ka doy thao; Had sa kheun) 

Medicinal use(s): detoxifier

Part(s) used: liana (stem)

Field Characters: Liana, leaves cordate, fruits gray-brown, globular.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.

GPS reading: At vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.

Habitat: Forested slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 750-800 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15090

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

Additional information:  

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Croton caudatus. Useful Tropical Plants. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Croton+caudatus

Useful references:

Neipihoi, Narzary, B., Saikia, S., Saikia, S., Tamuli, K. J., Sahoo, R. K., … Bordoloi, M. (2020). Anticancer and antimicrobial compounds from Croton caudatus Gieseler and Eurya acuminata DC: Two edible plants used in the traditional medicine of the Kuki tribes. Natural Product Research 2020, 35(24), 6025–6029. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2020.1815737

 Shantabi L, Jagetia GC, et al. Anticancer activity of an ehnomedicinal plant Croton caudatus Geiseler, Kam sabut in cultured HeLa cells. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2020, Volume 23, 101500. ISSN 1878-8181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101500. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878818119316627)

 Xu WH, Liu WY, Liang Q. Chemical constituents from Croton cpecies and their biological activities. Molecules 2018, 12;23(9):2333. doi: 10.3390/molecules23092333. PMID: 30213129; PMCID: PMC6225158.

 Zou GA, Su ZH, Zhang HW, et al. Flavonoids from the stems of Croton caudatus Geisel. var. tomentosus Hook. Molecules 2010, 26;15(3):1097-102. doi: 10.3390/molecules15031097. PMID: 20335965; PMCID: PMC6257243.