Ormocarpum cochinchinense

Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 76 (1910).

Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is Tropical Asia to Nansei-shoto and SW. Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Bồn bồn núi, Mạng quả

Latin name: 

Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr. – Diphaca cochinchinensis Lour.

Family: 

Fabaceae

Uses: 

Treat boils (Leaves). Arthritis (Body).

Distribution: 

From Quang Nam to Vung Tau. The tree grows naturally in roadside lawns, bushes, on dry mountain slopes, on sandy soil, rocky soil.

Flowering and fruiting season:

May