Cnestis palala

Cnestis palala (Lour.) Merr., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 85: 201 (1922).

Cnestis palala (Lour.) Merr., Photo  by  Son  Hoang

its native range is Hainan to W. & Central Malesia.

Vietnamese name: 

Trường khế, Dây trường khế

Latin name: 

Cnestis palala (Lour.) Merr. -

Synonym:

Thysamus palla Lour.

Family: 

Connaraceae

Uses: 

Dysentery (root decoction). Scabies, boils (Leaves cooking bath).

Distribution: 

In Vietnamm: Ninh Binh to Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Kon Tum. The tree grows naturally scattered in the secondary forest.

Fruit season:

August to October, December to March