Mesua ferrea

Mesua ferrea L., Sp. Pl. 1: 515 (1753).

Mesua ferrea L., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

its native range is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China and W. & Central Malesia.

Vietnamese name: 

Vấp, Vắp

Latin name: 

Mesua ferrea L.

Family: 

Clusiaceae

Uses: 

Stomach pain, skin diseases, colds, tonics, coughs, hemorrhoids, bleeding, dysentery (Shell). Leaves cure venomous snake bites.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa. The tree grows scattered in the forest.

Fruit season: 

March-June