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| Sesbania sericea (Willd.) Link, Photo by Hai Nam Nguyen |
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for fuel and food.
Điên điển tơ
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| Zingiber atroporphyreum Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyen; Photo by Tommy Nguyen |
The native range of this species is N. Vietnam. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
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| Clematis lechenaultiana DC., Photo by Mặt Trời Cuối Đông |
The native range of this species is China to JApan (S. Kyushu) and W. & Central Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Ông lão leschenault, Hoa ông lão java
Clematis leschenaultiana DC.
Ranunculaceae
Treat rheumatism, bone pain, poisonous snake bites, red and painful eyes, difficulty urinating (vine stem).
Lao Cai (Sa Pa, Mong Xen), Lang Son (Dong Dang, Van Linh, Cai Kinh), Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa.
February - May.
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| Sanchezia oblonga Ruiz & Pav., Photo by Nguyễn Hùng Quyền |
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to NW. Bolivia and N. Brazil. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.
Xăng sê; Lá ngũ sắc; Khôi đốm.
Found in Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guinea, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Antilles, Vietnam.
Leaves treat hepatitis, bloating, indigestion, stomach pain.
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| Sterculia foetida L., Photo by Nghia Nguyen |
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to W. & Central Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Trôm hôi.
Sterculiaceae
Dysentery with blood, scabies, rheumatism, fever, sprains, hair and scalp diseases (bark).
The tree grows naturally, and is also planted in flower gardens and streets for shade.
April-September
