Homalium cochinchinensis

Homalium cochinchinensis (Lour.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 628 1917.

Homalium cochinchinensis (Lour.) Druce; Photo by Trần Công Luận 

Vietnamese name: 

Chè quẩy

Latin name: 

Homalium cochinchinense (Lour.) Druce - Astranthus cochinchinensis Lour.

Family: 

Flacourtiaceae.

Uses: 

Hunting, skin tightening (Roots).

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Quang Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, Quang Tri, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan. Natural tree growing on hills or valleys of old forests, at an altitude of 400 - 1500m.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

August-November