Maytenus diversifolia

Maytenus diversifolia (Maxim.) Ding Hou, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 6: 242 (1963).

Maytenus diversifolia (Maxim.) Ding Hou, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is SE. China to Indo-China, Nansei-shoto to Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores). It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarly in the seasonally dry tropical biome(s).

Vietnamese name:

Bạch lực, Lõa châu biển

Latin name: 

Gymnosporia diversifolia Maxim. – Maytenus diversifolias (Maxim.) Ding Hou

Family: 

Celastraceae

Uses: 

Rheumatoid arthritis, kidney tonic (bark, root).

Distribution:

In Vietnam: The tree grows naturally on the coastal limestone mountains of Quang Ninh province.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

May I-VI; August-December