0 Solanum torvum

Solanum torvum Sw., Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 47. (1788).

Solanum torvum Sw., Photo by Trần Biên 

its native range is Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean, E. Brazil. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Vietnamese name:

Cà dại hoa trắng, Cà Hoang, Cà dữ, Cà gai Hoa trắng, Mác rịa.

Uses: 

Roots and fruits cure cracked feet, between toes, toothache, low back pain, stomachache, menstrual cramps, insect stings. Also heals fall injuries.

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally on wastelands, roadsides, and forests, quite common in Vietnam.

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0 Conamomum vietnamense

Conamomum vietnamense (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Tay Nguyen, Vietnam

Conamomum vietnamense, PHYTOTAXA.531.2.5

Conamomum vietnamense, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

Distribution: 

Tay Nguyen, Vietnam

Flower size:

2 cm

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0 Breynia vitis-idaea

Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932(2): 65 (1932).

Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch., Photo by Duong Van

its native range is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Sumatera. 

Vietnamese name:

Cù đề.

Uses: 

The bark heals wounds. In India, the dried bark and leaves are powdered and used as a smoke to treat swelling of the tongue and amygdala.

Distribution: 

Light-loving tree, growing naturally in fields, lowland scrub to deciduous forests at altitudes up to 1000 m, throughout the Central and Southern regions to Phu Quoc island of Vietnam.

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0 Bulbophyllum triaristella Schltr.

Bulbophyllum triaristella Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 786 (1913).

Lọng ba gai - Bulbophyllum triaristella (video by Orchids of Kurt)

its native range is Papua New Guinea.

English name:

The Three Spiked Bulbophyllum.

Vietnamese name:

Lọng ba gai.

Flower:

Size 7.0 mm.

Distribution:

New Guinea

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0 Paphiopedilum villosum var. boxallii

Paphiopedilum villosum var. boxallii (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 50(12): 73 (1903).

Paphiopedilum villosum var. boxallii (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Video by TuanNguyen

its native range is China (SW. Yunnan) to N. Indo-China.

Vietnamese name:

Hai Kim Xanh.

Common Name:

Boxall's Paphiopedilum (English Orchid Collector 1800's).

Chinese namae:

Bao Shi Dou Lan

Size:

Flowers 10 cm.

Distribution:

Found in Central South China, Myanmar, Vietnam (Hoang Lien Son range in Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces).

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