Kibatalia laurifolia

 Kibatalia laurifolia (Ridl.) Woodson, Sunyatsenia 3: 102 (1936).

Kibatalia laurifolia (Ridl.) Woodson; Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

its native range is Indo-China to NW. Peninsula Malaysia.

Latin name:

Kibatalia laurifolia (Ridl.) Woodson

Family:

Apocynaceae Juss.

Synonym Name: 

Kibatalia microphylla (Pit.) Woodson

Paravallaris laurifolia (Ridl.) Kerr

Paravallaris microphylla Pit.

Trachelospermum laurifolium Ridl.

Vietnamese name:

Thần linh lá quế.

Description:

Shrub or tree to 20 m tall; Leaves: Inflorescence 1.8-3 cm long, glabrous, 1-7-flowered; Sepals 1.5-3 by 1-3 mm, apex rounded to acute, glabrous. Stamens exserted, inserted at 10-12 mm from corolla base; Ovaries 1.7-2 mm high; Fruit 6.5-18.5 by 0.5-1 cm. Seeds.

Distribution: 

Cambodia, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam (Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Khánh Hòa, Đồng Nai).

Ecological:

The tree grows naturally on shrublands, midland areas.

Flower times:

Flower times: IV-VI, Fruit times: 6-1.

Type:

Jun 30, 1992 Robinson, H.C. [5764], Thailand K000857965 holotype

Jan 23, 1992 Robinson, H.C. [5764], Thailand K000857964 isotype

Chemical composition: 

Contains steroid alkaloids.

Uses:

Laxative and hemostatic (roots, stems, leaves).

References:

https://www.ipni.org/n/79456-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77133040-1

http://tracuuduoclieu.vn/kibatalia-laurifolia-ridl-woods.html.

http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/node/10699#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&manifest=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.cybertaxonomy.org%2Fflora-malesiana%2Fiiif%2Ftaxon%2F5a9e3354-f381-4feb-b6a0-4c0e8e05f708%2Fmanifest%3Ftype%3DImageFile%26relationships%3D%26relationshipsInvers%3D%26includeTaxonDescriptions%3D1%26includeOccurrences%3D%26includeTaxonNameDescriptions%3D%26includeTaxonomicChildren%3D&xywh=-188%2C0%2C1175%2C1121

Averyanov, L.V. & Nguyen, H. (2012). Eleven new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from Laos and Vietnam. Turczaninowia. 15. 5-32.