Diploclisia glaucescens

Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume) Diels, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 94(Heft 46): 225 (1910).

Diploclisia glaucescens
Diploclisia glaucescens
Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume) Diels, Photo by Xích Đu
Diploclisia glaucescens
Diploclisia glaucescens
Diploclisia glaucescens
Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume) Diels, Photo by Thanhphong Dong

its native range is China (S. & SE. Yunnan to S. & E. Guangdong) to Tropical Asia.

Vietnamese name: 

Dây song bào

Latin name: 

Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume) Diels

Family: 

Menispermaceae

Uses: 

Rheumatism, bone pain, urethral infection. Powdered leaves are taken with milk to cure syphilis and gonorrhea.

Distribution: 

In  Vietnam: Lao Cai, Da Nang, Tay Ninh. The tree grows naturally in rocky mountains and forests, at altitudes below 1200 m.

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