Claoxylon indicum

Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. (Hasskarl) 235 (1844).

Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk., Photo by Thang Tran

its native range is S. China to Indo-China and New Guinea.

Vietnamese name: 

Hốc kheo, Lộc mại

Latin name: 

Claoxylon indicum (Reinw. ex Blume) Endl. ex Hassk. 

Family: 

Euphorbiaceae

Uses: 

Bleach, purge, remove shrapnel (Leaf). Low anesthetic (Root).

Distribution: 

The tree grows naturally in evergreen forests and hills, both in plains and midlands, common in Vietnam.

Fruit season: 

May-December