(Connaraceae) Connarus paniculatus Roxb.

Local name(s): ເຄືອ ສອບ ແສບ (kheua sop sep)

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Shrub, leaves pinnate, flowers white, fruits red. 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet Province

Habitat: Broadleaved monsoonal tropical rain forest. Forest opening. 

Altitude: 160 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong

Collection number(s): KS 19-011

Collection Date: March 24, 2014

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Local name(s): ເຄືອ ໝາ ວໍ້ (kheua ma voh); ເຄືອ ສອບ ແສບ (kheua sohp sep)

Medicinal use(s): Used to invigorate mother after childbirth, treat rheumatism, joint pain. 

Part(s) used: liana

Field Characters: Liana, flower buds greenish yellow with a pink top, fruit a follicetum of 2 follicles, orange-yellow to orange-redd, each with a black glossy seed sticking out.

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 15043

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

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Local name(s): ສອບ ແສບ (Sop Sab)

Medicinal use(s): Treat stomachaches, gastritis.

Part(s) used: liana

Field Characters: Liana, fruits bright-deep yellow, profuse, on spreading terminal and axillary panicles

Locality: Laos, 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 15052

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

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