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0 Flemingia strobilifera

Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton, Hort. Kew., ed. 2 [W.T. Aiton] 4: 350 (1812). 

Flemingia strobilifera
Flemingia strobilifera
Flemingia strobilifera
Flemingia strobilifera
Flemingia strobilifera
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton, Photo by Hai Nam Nguyen

The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Vietnamese name: 

 Tóp mỡ suối, Tóp mỡ có chồi

Family: 

Fabaceae

Uses: 

The whole plant treats rheumatism, bone pain, cough, enteritis.

Distribution:

Lai Chau (along the Da River, Phong Tho), Son La, Hoa Binh to Kien Giang. The plant grows naturally along rivers and streams, at an altitude of up to 500 m, on sandy, clay, and limestone soil.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

October-November; December-March

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0 Combretum latifolium Blume

Combretum latifolium Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 641 (1826).

Combretum latifolium
Combretum latifolium Blume, Photo by Karito K Già 

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

Vietnamese name: 

Chưng bầu ba lá

Family: 

Combretaceae.

Uses: 

Cure tapeworms (seeds). Crush the fruit, mix with corn flour and palm sugar, knead into small bars, chew to help teeth and gums and cure sore throat. Resin extracted from the tree trunk is used to treat dysentery.

Distribution: 

Southern Vietnam. The tree grows naturally.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

February-March

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0 Dipterocarpus retusus

Dipterocarpus retusus Blume, Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg (Blume) 77 (1823).

Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Dipterocarpus retusus Blume, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Assam to China (W. & SE. Yunnan), Indo-China to Lesser Sunda Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Chò nâu; Chò đại; Chò nến; Chò đá. 

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0 Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn

Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 124: 12 (1948).

Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn,
Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn,
Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn,
Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn,
Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn,
Lilium primulinum var. ochraceum (Franch.) Stearn, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 124: 12 (1948).; Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this variety is S. Central China to N. Indo-China. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution: 

Cao Bang province

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0 Phanera lorantha

Bauhinia lorantha Pierre ex Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 175 (1912).

Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha
Bauhinia lorantha Pierre ex Gagnep., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is S. Laos. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

(Dây) Móng bò thừng.

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