Lumnitzera racemosa

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin iv. (1803) 187.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific, Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarly in the wet tropical biome(s).

Vietnamese name: 

Cọc vàng

Latin name: 

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Family: 

Combretaceae

Uses: 

Treat allergies and ecpet disease (fluid from the stem).

Distribution:

In Vietnam: From Mong Cai to Phu Quoc. The tree grows naturally in mangrove forests.

Fruit season: 

May-August