Platostoma palustre

Platostoma palustre (Blume) A.J.Paton, Kew Bull. 52(2): 281 (1997).

Platostoma palustre
Platostoma palustre
Platostoma palustre
Platostoma palustre
Platostoma palustre (Blume) A.J.Paton, Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is S. China to Tropical Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Sương sáo, sương xáo, cây thạch đen, lương phấn thảo

Latin name: 

Mesona chinensis Benth.

Synonyms: 

Platostoma palustre (Blume) A.J.Paton

Family: 

Lamiaceae

Uses: 

Cooling, treating colds, arthritis, nephritis, high blood pressure, diabetes.

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