Sphenoclea zeylanica

Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. i. 113. t. 24. (1788).

Sphenoclea zeylanica
Sphenoclea zeylanica
Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn., Photo by Tomoki Sando

its native range is Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia, Vietnam. 

Vietnamese name:

Cỏ phống, Xà bông.

Uses: 

Cure snake bites (whole trees).

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally in swampy plains, quite common in Vietnam.

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