ດອກປີບຄຳ

Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis
Spathodea ignea Kurz

Bignoniaceae

ປິດປີ່ຂາວ / Ceylon leadwort
ປິດປີ່ແດງ / Rosy-flowered Leadwort

Native to China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Global distribution of the Jasmine tree. Source: [5]

North Laos Highlands
Northern Mekong Corridor
Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
Northern Annamites
Central Annamites
Lower Annamites
Boloven Plateau

Plantation forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed deciduous forest
Coniferous forest

Native

Not invasive

Not applicable

None

Food
Medicine
Shelter
Ornamental
Farming activities

Food: ● Young shoots and young leaves can be used as food, such as vegetables and spicy salad, fish soup, etc. [12] ● Its flowers are considered like vegetables and are mainly eaten stuffed. [12] Medicine: ● In Laos, the flowers are dried and used to make herbal medicine and tea to nourish the body. [12] ● Leaves: heal the sore of skin ● The bark is boiled and drunk as medicine for fever which can help against diarrhea and deal with symptoms related to alcoholism [7.] The inner bark decoction can be used for vaginal douche as Postpartum protection against genital infections [11]. Stems: heal the infectious disease in early childhood ● Tone dok pip is also a traditional medicine; the bark and twigs are taken to make a decoction which is said to be good for the liver and arthritis The flowers are beautiful and have a cylindrical canopy. not scattered Popularly grown as an ornamental plant in the house or along the roadside. [9]

Both

March
April

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Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

Jasmine Tree from afar. [1] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 11 February 2024 by: naritsara. Available: www.inaturalist.org/photos/350855414. [Accessed: 19 September 2024]
Jasmine tree, flowering. [2] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 27 April 2024 by: thepazzzzz. Available: www.inaturalist.org/photos/371452860. [Accessed: 19 September 2024]
Flower buds of the Jasmine Tree. [3] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 22 February 2022 by: guanhong. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/180309173. [Accessed: 19 September 2024]

[4] D. Sompong, “Isolation and structure elucidation of antioxidants in the flower of Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis,” Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, 2008.
[5] Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), “Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis” [Online]. Available: https://www.gbif.org/species/4092370. [Accessed: 19 September 2024]
[6] Biotik, "Radermachera ignea (Kurz) Steenis," [Online]. Available: http://biotik.org/laos/species/r/radig/radig_en.html#debut. [Accessed: 6 March 2024]
[7] K. Douangkae, "Plants of Thailand and Laos PDR in Mekong Region," Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Bangkok, 2023.
[8] E. Newman, “A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR”. Vientiane: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2007.
[9] IUCN, "IUCN Red List," [Online]. Available: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Radermachera%20ignea&searchType=species. [Accessed: 06 March 2024].
[10] ກະຊວງກະຊິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້, "ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງວ່າດ້ວຍການວັດແທກໄມ້ທ່ອນ, ຕໍໄມ້, ປຼດໄມ້, ໄມ້ເປັນພະລັງງານ ແລະ ການຈັດຊັ້ນຄຸນນະພາບໄມ້ທ່ອນ," ກົມປ່າໄມ້, ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້, ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, 2021.
[11] E. Lundh, “Plant Use in Ante- and Postpartum,” Department of Systematic Botany, Sweden, 2007.
[12] Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, "Mayodendron igneum," 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.pha-tad-ke.com/plant/mayodendron-igneum/. [Accessed: Oct. 16, 2024].