Aeginetia indica

Aeginetia indica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 632 (1753).

Aeginetia indica L., Photo by Nguyễn Hương Linh

its native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Vietnamese name: 

Lệ dương, Tai đất

Latin name: 

Aeginetia indica L..

Family: 

Orobanchaceae

Uses: 

Mumps, wounds (both jacquard). Blood supplement (whole tree soaked in wine).

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Lao Cai (Sa Pa), Ha Giang, Son La (Song Ma), Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue. The plant grows naturally, parasitic on the roots of plants of the Hoa family (bamboo), the Ginger family, in a humid environment, at an altitude of 700-1,000 m.

Fruit season: 

September; October-November