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Biodiversity products (including secondary or non-timber forest products) of Xishuangbanna's ethnic minorities
Luo Aidong
National Nature Reserve Bureau
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna
Yunnan, China
as of June 2001
|
Scientific name |
Family |
Common name |
used part |
function |
|
|
1 |
Abelmoschus manihot(Linn.) Medic |
Malvaceae |
leaf,root,stem,seed |
medicine(m) |
|
|
2 |
Acronychia pedunculata (Linn.) Miq. |
Rutaceae |
Acronychia |
root |
m |
|
3 |
Aeginetia indica Linn. |
Orobanchaceae |
Aeginetia |
whole plant |
m |
|
4 |
Aesculus lantsangensis Hu et Fang |
Hippocastanaceae |
seed |
m |
|
|
5 |
Alangium chinensis (Lour.) Harms |
Alangiaceae |
root, leaf , flower |
m |
|
|
6 |
Alocasia marcrorrhiza(Linn.) Schott |
Araliacea |
Giant alocasia |
stem,root |
m,startch source |
|
7 |
Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) DC. |
Amaranthaceae |
Racaba |
whole plant |
m |
|
8 |
Amalocalyx yunnanensis Tsiang |
Apocynaceae |
liana, leaf;seed |
m;fr |
|
|
9 |
Amaranthus spinosus Linn. |
Amaranthaceae |
Prickly calalu |
whole plant |
m,vegetable(v) |
|
10 |
Amaranthus viridis Linn. |
Amaranthaceae |
Green amaranthus |
root |
m |
|
11 |
Amorphophallus virosus N.E.Brown. |
Araceae |
whole plant |
fodder |
|
|
12 |
Andrographis paniculata(Burm.f.) Nees |
Acanthaceae |
Kariyat |
whole plant |
m |
|
13 |
Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl. |
Orchidaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
14 |
Aralia armata (Wall.) Seem. |
Araliaceae |
Hercule's club |
root, twig and leaf |
m |
|
15 |
Ardisia solanacea Roxb. |
Myrsinaceae |
Shoebutton ardisia |
leaf |
v |
|
16 |
Aristolochia tagala Champ. |
Aristolochiaceae |
India birthwork |
leave and seed |
m |
|
17 |
Arundina graminifolia (D.Con) Hockr. |
Ochidaceae |
bamboo orchid |
napiform, leaf |
m |
|
18 |
Asclepias curassavica Linn. |
Asclepiadaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
19 |
Boesenbergia rotunda (Linn.) Mansf. |
Zingiberaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
20 |
Brainea insignis (Hook.) J.Sm. |
Blechnaceae |
Cycad fern |
root, stem |
m |
|
21 |
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linn.) L'Hert ex Vent |
Moraceae |
Common papermulberry |
bark, seed, root, leaf |
m, fiber, v |
|
22 |
Bryophyllum pinnatu(Linn.f.) Oken |
Crassulaceae |
Airplant kalanchoe |
whole plant |
m |
|
23 |
Buddleia asiatica Low. |
Loganiaceae |
Asian butterfly bush |
leaf,root,seed |
m |
|
24 |
Caesalpinia minax Hance |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Snake bramble |
leaf, seed |
m |
|
25 |
Caesalpinia minax Hance |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Snake bramble |
leaf,seed |
m |
|
26 |
Caesalpinia occidentalis Linn. |
Casalpiniaceae |
Coffee senna |
whole, root, seed |
m |
|
27 |
Callicarpa spp. |
Verbenaceae |
leaf |
tea |
|
|
28 |
Canthium parvifoliam Roxb. |
Rubiaceae |
Littleleaf canthium |
twig, root |
m |
|
29 |
Capsicum frutescens Linn. |
Solanaceae |
Small pepper |
seed |
spice |
|
30 |
Cassia occidentalis Linn. |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Coffee senna |
whole plant,root,seed |
m |
|
31 |
Cassia tora Linn. |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Foetid cassia |
seed,bark |
m,fiber source |
|
32 |
Cassytha filiformis Linn. |
Lauraceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
33 |
Cayratia javana DC. |
Vitaceae |
Mottled cissus |
root, whole plant |
m |
|
34 |
Cayratia? |
Vitaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
35 |
Celosia cristata Linn. |
Amaranthaceae |
flower, seed |
m |
|
|
36 |
Chesalia curviflora Thw. |
Rubiaceae |
Buttonbush |
root |
m |
|
37 |
Cibotium borometz (Linn.) J.Sm. |
Dicksoniaceae |
Lamb tratary |
root, stem |
m |
|
38 |
Cipadessa baccifara Miq. |
Meliaceae |
root, bark |
m |
|
|
39 |
Cissus repens (Wight et Arn.) Merr. |
Vitaceae |
root, leaf |
m |
|
|
40 |
Clerodendron bungei Steud. |
Verbenaceae |
Rose Glorybower |
whole plant |
m |
|
41 |
Clerodendron indicum (Linn.) O.Ktze. |
Verbenaceae |
Indian glorybower |
whole plant,root |
m |
|
42 |
Clerodendrum Japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet |
Verbenaceae |
Japanese glorybower |
whole plant,root |
m |
|
43 |
Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt |
Cucurbitaceae |
seed |
m |
|
|
44 |
Codariocalyx gyroides (Roxb.ex Link) Hassk. |
Papilionaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
45 |
Combretum yunnanensis Exell. |
Combretaceae |
seed |
m |
|
|
46 |
Conyza canadensis (Linn.) Cronq. |
Compositae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
47 |
Costus lacerus Gagnep. |
Zingiberaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
48 |
Costus speciousus(Koenig) Smith |
Zingiberaceae |
Grape ginger |
stem,root |
m |
|
49 |
Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore |
Compositae |
whole plant |
m,v |
|
|
50 |
Crucea javanica (Linn.) Merr. |
Simarubaceae |
False sumac |
leaf,root,seed |
m |
|
51 |
Cruculigoorchioides Gaertn. |
Hypoxidaceae |
Golden eyed grass |
root, stem |
m |
|
52 |
Curcuma albicoma S.Q.Tong |
Zingiberaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
53 |
Cycas pectinata Griff. |
Cycadaceae |
Nepal cycas |
seed, stem |
m |
|
54 |
Dendrolobium triangulare (Retz.) Schindl. |
Papilionaceae |
whole plant,root |
m |
|
|
55 |
Dhretia spp. |
Boraginaceae |
leave and bark |
m |
|
|
56 |
Dillenia indica Linn. |
Dilieniaceae |
Elephant apple |
root, bark |
m |
|
57 |
Disporopsis longifolia Craib |
Liliaceae |
root, stem |
m |
|
|
58 |
Dolichandrone stipulata (Wall.) Benth. Et Hook.f. |
Bignoniaceae |
flower; seed |
v;m |
|
|
59 |
Dracaena cambodiana? |
Agvaceae |
heart stem |
m |
|
|
60 |
Duperrea pavettaefolia (Kurz) Pitard |
Rubiaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
61 |
Ecdysanthera rosea Hook.et Arn. |
Apocynaceae |
Sour creeper |
whole plant |
m,v |
|
62 |
Erythropalum scandens Bl. |
Olacaceae |
lear;whole |
v;m |
|
|
63 |
Euphorbia heterophylla Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Painted euphorbia |
whole plant |
m |
|
64 |
Euphoribia antiquorum Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Aneients euphorbia |
whole plant |
m,green fence |
|
65 |
Ficus hispida Linn.f. |
Moraceae |
Roughloaf stem fig |
leaf,bark, root |
m,fodder |
|
66 |
Ficus vasculosa Wall.ex Miq. |
Moraceae |
White fig tree |
leaf |
v |
|
67 |
Fissistigma acuminatissimum Merr. |
Annonaceae |
leave |
m |
|
|
68 |
Flueggea virosa (Roxb.et Willd.) Baill. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Snowberry |
root, leaf |
m |
|
69 |
Gardenia sootepense Hutch. |
Rubiaceae |
leaf, flower, fruit, seed |
m |
|
|
70 |
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees |
Acanthaceae |
White justcia |
whole plant |
m |
|
71 |
Gloriosa superba Linn. |
Liliaceae |
Malabar glory lily |
tuber |
m |
|
72 |
Gregea volubilis (Linn.) Benth. Ex Hook.f. |
Asclepiadaceae |
leaf |
v |
|
|
73 |
Hedychium chrysoleucum Hook. |
Zingiberaceae |
Yellow gingerlily |
root, stem;flower |
m;ornamental |
|
74 |
Hedyotis auricularia Linn. |
Rubiaceae |
Angla stemmed hedyotis |
whole plant |
m |
|
75 |
Hedyotis diffusa Willd. |
Rubiaceae |
Spreading hedyotis |
whole plant |
m |
|
76 |
Homalomena gigantea Engl. |
Araceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
77 |
Hoya pottsii Traill |
Asclepiadaceae |
leaf |
m |
|
|
78 |
Hydnocarpus annamensis (Gagnep.) Lescot et Sleumer |
Flacourtiaceae |
seed |
m |
|
|
79 |
Hyptianthera stricta (Roxb.) Wight et Arn. |
Rubiaceae |
stem,root |
m |
|
|
80 |
Kopsia officinalis Tsiang et P.T. Li |
Apocynaceae |
Yunnan kopsia |
bark, seed, leaf |
m |
|
81 |
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. |
Cyperaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
82 |
Laggera pterodont(DC.) Benth. |
Compositae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
83 |
Lasia spinosa (Linn.) Thw. |
Araceae |
Spiny taro |
leaf;root, stem |
m |
|
84 |
Leea guineensis G. Don |
Vitaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
85 |
Mallotus barbatu (Wall.) Muell.-Arg. |
Euphorbiaceae |
leaf,root |
m |
|
|
86 |
Measa indica (Wall.) A.DC. |
Myrsinaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
87 |
Melia toosanden Sieb.et Zucc. |
Meliaceae |
Szechuan pagodatree |
root, bark, fruit |
m |
|
88 |
Mimosa pudica Linn |
Mimosaceae |
Sensitive plant |
whole plant |
m |
|
89 |
Mimosa pudica Linn. |
Mimosaceae |
Sensitive plant |
whole plant |
m |
|
90 |
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng |
Cucurbitaceae |
Wooden tortoese |
seed, root |
m |
|
91 |
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng |
Cucurbitaceae |
Wooden tortoese |
leaf |
v |
|
92 |
Momordica subangulata Bl. |
Cucurbitaceae |
leaf;root |
v;m |
|
|
93 |
Musa acuminata Colla |
Musaceae |
Wild banana |
flower,heart stem and leave |
v and wraping |
|
94 |
Neoalsomitra integrifoliola (Cogn.)Hutch. |
Cucurbitaceae |
root, liana |
m |
|
|
95 |
Neottopteris nidus (Linn.) J.Sm. |
Aspleniaceae |
Bird nest fern |
whole plant |
m |
|
96 |
Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Kurz |
Bignoniaceae |
India trumpet flower |
seed,bark |
m,v |
|
97 |
Oxalis vorniculata Linn. |
Oxalidaceae |
Creeping oxalis |
whole plant |
m |
|
98 |
Palhinheae cesnuua (Linn.) Franco et Vasc. |
Lycopodiaceae |
Sikkim club-moss |
whole plant |
m |
|
99 |
Phrynium placentarium (Lour.) Merr. |
Marantaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
100 |
Phyllanthus emblica Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Emblic leaf flower |
seed |
fruit, m |
|
101 |
Phyllanthus flexuosus (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Muell. -Arg. |
Euphorbiaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
102 |
Phyllanthus niruri Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Necklace plant |
whole plant |
m |
|
103 |
Phyllanthus urinaria Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
Night closing leaf |
whole plant |
m |
|
104 |
Piper flaviflorum C. DC. |
Piperaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
105 |
Piper sarmenttosum Roxb ex Hunter |
Piperaceae |
whole plant |
m,v |
|
|
106 |
Plantago major Linn. |
Plantaginaceae |
Rippleseed plantain |
whole plant |
m |
|
107 |
Platycerium wallichii Hook. |
Platyceriaceae |
Staghorn fern |
whole plant |
ornamental |
|
108 |
Polygonum hydropiper Linn. |
Polygonaceae |
Water peper |
whole plant |
m |
|
109 |
Portulaca oleracea Linn. |
Portulacaceae |
Pussley |
whole plant |
m |
|
110 |
Pouzolzia zeylanic (Linn.) Bann.et Brown |
Urticaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
111 |
Pratia nummularia (Lam.) A. Br. Et Aschers. |
Lobeliaceae |
Pratia |
whole plant |
m |
|
112 |
Rhaphidophora ? |
Araceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
113 |
Sambucus chinensis Lindl. |
Caprifoliaceae |
Chinese elder |
root, stem, leaf |
m |
|
114 |
Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai |
Chloranthaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
115 |
Saurauia tristyla DC. |
Sauraulaceae |
bark, leaf, root |
m |
|
|
116 |
Schefflera octophyll (Lour.) Harms |
Araliacea |
Ivy tree |
root,bark,leaf |
m |
|
117 |
Schizomussaenda dehiscens (Craib) H.L.Li |
Rubiaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
118 |
Scleropylum wallichianum Arn.var. mekongense Lecte. |
Santalaceae |
seed |
oil, food |
|
|
119 |
Sida acutaBurmfloruus |
Malvaceae |
Sida |
leaf,root |
m |
|
120 |
Siegesbeckia orientalis Linn. |
Compositae |
Common St. paulswort |
whole plant |
m |
|
121 |
Solanum coagulens Forsk. |
Solanaceae |
Wild Nightshade |
fruit |
m,v |
|
122 |
Solanum myriacanthum Dunal |
Solanaceae |
Himalayan Nightshade |
seed |
m |
|
123 |
Solanum nigrum Linn. |
Solanaceae |
leaf |
v |
|
|
124 |
Solanum spirale Roxb. |
Solanaceae |
leaf;whole |
v;m |
|
|
125 |
Solanum verbacifolium Linn |
Solanaceae |
Wild tobacco |
root |
m |
|
126 |
Spilanthes paniculata Wall. Ex DC. |
Compositae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
127 |
Spp. |
Cucurbitaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
128 |
Spp. |
Vitaceae |
leaf |
tea |
|
|
129 |
Stelmatocryptom khasianum (Benth.) Wall. |
Asclepiadaceae |
root |
m,aromatic oil |
|
|
130 |
Stemona tuberosa Lour. |
Stemonaceae |
Stemona |
root tuber |
m |
|
131 |
Steudnra colodcasiaefolia C. Koch. |
Araceae |
root, stem |
m |
|
|
132 |
Stixis suaviolens (Roxb.) Pierre |
Capparidaceae |
arillus; leaf; root; |
fr;v;m |
|
|
133 |
Tabernaemontana divarcata (Linn.) R. Br. Ex Roem .et Schult |
Apocynaceae |
root, leaf |
m |
|
|
134 |
Tacca chantrieri Andre |
Taccaceae |
stem,root |
m |
|
|
135 |
Trevesia palmata (Roxb.) Vis. |
Araliaceae |
Himalayan trevesia |
root, leaf |
m |
|
136 |
Trewia nudiflora Linn. |
Euphorbiaceae |
seed;whole |
m;timber |
|
|
137 |
Uncaria spp. |
Rubiaceae |
whole plant |
m |
|
|
138 |
Urena lobata Linn. |
Malvaceae |
Candillo |
whole plant |
m |
|
139 |
Vitex trifolia Linn |
Verbenaceae |
Seashore vitex |
leaf, seed |
m |
|
140 |
Woodwardia japonic(Linn.f.) J.sm. |
Blechnaceae |
Japonese chain fern |
stem,root |
m |
|
141 |
Zanthoxylum armatum DC. |
Rutaceae |
Chinese wingleaf pricklyash |
root, seed;stem, leaf |
m;sp |
|
142 |
Zehneria javanica (Thunb.) S.K.Chen |
Cucurbitaceae |
root |
m |
|
|
143 |
Zingiber zerumbet (Linn.) Smith |
Zingiberaceae |
Zerumbet ginger |
root, stem;leaf, flower |
m,v, s |
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