0 Pterospermum truncatolobatum

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 84 (1909). 

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep., Photo by Vũ Văn Tâm

The native range of this species is China (SE. Yunnan, SE. Guangxi) to N. Vietnam. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Màng kiêng

Scientific name: 

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep.

Family: 

Sterculiaceae

Uses: 

Astringent, diarrhea (Peel).

Distribution: 

Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue. The tree grows naturally in forests, at altitudes up to 700 m.

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0 Croton delpyi

Croton delpyi Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 552 (1922).

Croton delpyi Gagnep., Photo by Huang Yun

The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan) to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Cù đèn delpy

Scientific name: 

Croton delpyi Gagnep.

Family: 

Euphorbiaceae

Uses: 

Treats back pain and rheumatism (Leaf).

Distribution: 

Tay Ninh. The tree grows naturally in evergreen forests, mixed forests, and siren forests.

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0 Uvaria dulcis

Uvaria dulcis Dunal, Mon. Anon. 90. t. 13.

Uvaria dulcis Dunal, Photo by Nguyen Khanh

The native range of this species is Indo-China, S. & E. Malesia. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese names: 

Dủ dẻ trâu, Dây trái lông, Nhị tuyến, Vô danh hoa

Synonym: 

Anomianthus dulcis (Dunn) Sincl. 

Family: 

Annonaceae

Distribution: 

South Central provinces and Central Highlands. The tree grows naturally scattered in secondary forests and forest edges.

Flower and fruit season: 

April - June; July-November

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0 Amomum cinnamomeum

Amomum cinnamomeum Škorničk., Luu & H.Ð.Trần, Phytotaxa 401(3): 155 (2019).

Amomum cinnamomeum Škorničk., Luu & H.Ð.Trần, Photo by Kar Xuyên Rừng 

The native range of this species is Vietnam. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Sa nhân quế

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0 Morinda persicifolia Buch.-Ham. var. oblonga Pit.

Morinda persicifolia Buch.-Ham. var. oblonga Pit.

Morinda persicifolia Buch.-Ham. var. oblonga Pit.; Photo by Lang Dân Chánh Hiệu 

Vietnamese name:

Nhàu nước

Uses: 

The whole plant is used to treat rheumatism, back pain, aching limbs, high blood pressure, and dysentery.

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