(Rutaceae) Harrisonia perforata (Blco.) Merr.
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Field Characters: Straggling shrub; fruits light green; plant very thorny.
Locality: Prefecture of Vientiane, Hatxiafong District, Ban Khuay Daeng, 2-3 km from village.
Habitat: Logged-over secondary Dipterocarp forest, forest edge.
Altitude: 250 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, B. Southavong
Collection number(s): DDS 10787
Collection Date: July 3, 1999
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2220123. Plant samples submitted for anticancer testing.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Flora of China Vol. xi Pages 98, 99
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Medicinal properties:
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Somsil P, Ruangrungsi N et al. In vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Harrisonia perforata root.extract. Pharmacognosy Journal 2012, volume 4, issue 32, pages 38-44. https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2012.32.8
Yan XH, Di YT, Fang X, Yang SY, He HP, Li SL, Lu Y, Hao XJ. Chemical constituents from fruits of Harrisonia perforata. Phytochemistry 2011 Apr;72(6):508-13. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.010. PMID: 21315383. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21315383/