(Combretaceae) Combretum deciduum Collett & Hemsley
Local name(s): ເຄືອກະແດ້ງໃຫຍ່ (Ka daeng nhai)
Medicinal use(s): treat cases of hemorrhagic issues
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Small shrub with opposite leaves , fruits 4-winged, wings white..
Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, with some degree of past conversion. Forest opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): K. Sydara 19-006
Collection Date: March 24, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313746.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
de Morais Lima GR, de Sales IR, Caldas Filho MR, et al. Bioactivities of the genus Combretum (Combretaceae): A review. Molecules 2012,17(8):9142-206. doi: 10.3390/molecules17089142. PMID: 22858840; PMCID: PMC6268318.
Nopsiri W, Chansakaow S, Putiyanan S, et al. (2014). Antioxidant and anticancer activities from leaf extracts of four Combretum species from Northern Thailand. Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences 2014, 13, 195-205. DOI: 10.12982/cmujns.2014.0031.