Gymnanthemum amygdalinum

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 2: 948 (1843). 

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip., Photo by Công Nguyễn

The native range of this species is E. Bolivia to Brazil, Tropical Africa, W. Yemen. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Synonym:

Vernonia amygdalina Delile

Vietnamese name:

Cây mật gấu; Cây lá đắng.

Uses: 

The leaves are used as medicine to treat diabetes, malaria, high blood pressure, dysentery, sore throat, and liver diseases.

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