Nypa fruticans

Nypa fruticans Wurmb, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. i. (1779) 349.

Nypa fruticans Wurmb, Photo by Lâm Thị Lệ Xuân

its native range is Sri Lanka to S. Nansei-shoto and Caroline Islands.

Vietnamese name: 

Dừa nước, Dừa lá

Latin name: 

Nypa fruticans Wurmb.

Family: 

Arecaceae

Uses: 

Medicine to stop bleeding, wounds, pimples. Crushed seeds make powder to treat snake bites and ulcers. Petioles treat postpartum, diarrhea.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: South. The tree grows naturally in the forests of sacan and brackish water canals.

Flowering season:

VI-VII; 

Fruit season:

10-12