0 Isodon coetsa

Isodon coetsa (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kudô, Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 2(2): 131 (1929).

Isodon coetsa (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kudô, Photo by Tấn Trịnh

The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical or tropical biome.

Vietnamese Name: 

Nhị rối, Tô ma dại

Family: 

Lamiaceae

Uses: 

Treats hepatitis, cholecystitis, colds, diarrhea, and rheumatic paralysis (decoction of the whole plant). Externally used to treat wounds from impacts.

Distribution: 

Lao Cai, Son La. The plant grows naturally in wastelands, forest edges, old cultivated fields, and roadsides at altitudes of 600-1600 m.

Flowering and Fruiting Season: 

October-November; December-January

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0 Phaulopsis dorsiflora

Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Santapau, Kew Bull. 3(2): 276 (1948).

Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Santapau, Photo by Nguyen Khanh

The native range of this species is E. Nepal to China (W. & S. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Phao lô 

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0 Feroniella lucida

Feroniella lucida Swingle., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 59: 781 (1913).

Feroniella lucida Swingle., Photo by Lang Dân Chánh Hiệu

The native range of this species is Indo-China, Central Jawa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Cần thăng

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0 Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f.-The Delicately Flowered Bulbophyllum

 Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 5(16): 767 (1890).

Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f. ; Photos Quần Rách Đít 

Vietnamese name: 

Cầu diệp màng, Lọng màng.

Chinise name: 

Common Name: 

The Delicately Flowered Bulbophyllum (Virginal, hymen-like, refers to the diaphanous flowers).

Latin Name: 

Bulbophyllum hymenanthum Hook.f. 

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Phyllorchis hymenantha (Hook. f.) Kuntze

Phyllorkis hymenantha (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Description: 

The orchid is very small, has no bulbs, one leaf, grows 2-3 cm away. The petals are slender, with 1-2 flowers. 

Distribution: 

Found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam and Borneo. In VietNam, found in Ngọc Linh, Kon Tum, K'bang, Gia Lai, Đồng Nai. 

Ecological: 

In open mossy lower montane forests at elevations aroud 1300 to 2600 m.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

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0 Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.

Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 406 (1819).

Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult. Photo by Hue Nguyen 

The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America, Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Synonym: 

Drymaria diandra (Sw.) Macfad.

Vietnamese names: 

Tù tì, Lâm thảo, Cất hơi, Trúng đồng, Đơn xương, Rau đồng tiền

Family: 

Caryophyllaceae

Uses: 

Antipyretic, treats high fever, oral thrush, infantile scabies, postpartum hemorrhage (whole plant).

Distribution: 

Quite common in many places.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

July – October.

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