(Apocynaceae) Holarrhena curtisii King & Gamble
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Field Characters: Vine, latex milky white, flowers paper white.
Locality: Prefecture Vientiane, Hatxiafong District, Ban Khuay Daeng, forest 2-3 km from village.
Habitat: Logged-over secondary Dipterocarp forest.
Altitude: 250 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, B. Southavong
Collection number(s): DDS 10838
Collection Date: July 7, 1999
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Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2218272Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Abd Karim HA, Ismail NH, Osman CP, et al. Steroidal Alkaloids From the Apocynaceae Family: Their Isolation and Biological Activity. Natural Product Communications First published online November 27, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X221141
Pawar G, Pandey V, Saxena HO, et al. Holarrhena species: a review of the traditional uses, active constituents and pharmacological properties. Discov Plants 1, 52 (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44372-024-00052-9
Zahari NF, Said I. Steroidal compounds from the roots of Holarrhena curtisii. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Science 2013, 17(2):281-285.