Robinia grandiflora L.

Robinia grandiflora L., Sp. Pl. 2: 722 (1753).

Robinia grandiflora L., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is Malesia to New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food and a medicine and for fuel and food.

Vietnamese name: 

So đũa

Latin name: 

Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers. - Robinia grandiflora L.

Family: 

Fabaceae

Uses: 

Thrush, abdominal pain, jaundice, aperitif, cholera, cough (Drink the bark).

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally, usually grown from the Central region back into the Mekong Delta provinces.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

October – March