Platycarya strobilacea

 Platycarya strobilacea Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3(3): 743, t. 5 (1843).

Platycarya strobilacea Siebold & Zucc., Photo by Hoang  Thanh Son

 its native range is Central & S. China to Vietnam, Korea, Japan.

Vietnamese  name:

Hồ đào núi.

Uses: 

Treatment of skin diseases (Leaves).

Distribution: 

Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An. The tree grows naturally in limestone forests at altitudes from 500m up to 2,000m.