Pistia stratiotes

Pistia stratiotes L., Sp. Pl. 2: 963 (1753).

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes L., Photo by Trầm Nguyễn Khánh Trình

its native range is Tropical & Subtrop.

Vietnamese  name:

Bèo cái, Bèo tai tượng, Bèo tía, Đại phù bình, Bèo ván, Tử phù bình.

Uses: 

Diuretic, itching, boils, Eczema, cough, asthma, painful urination, urinary incontinence (Leaf).

Distribution: 

The tree lives floating in ponds, rivers and streams, quite common in the Northern Delta provinces of Vietnam.

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