Cynanchum corymbosum

 Cynanchum corymbosum Wight, Contr. Bot. India [Wight] 56. (1834).

 Cynanchum corymbosum Wight, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarly in the subtropical biome(s).

Vietnamese name: 

Sát khuyển, Dưa lông nhím, Quả lông nhím.

Latin name: 

Cynanchum corymbosum wight

Family: 

Asclepiadaceae

Uses: 

Lung disease, nervous breakdown, hepatitis, nephritis, lack of milk, tuberculosis (whole tree).

Distribution: 

In Vietnam: Lao Cai, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam. Light-loving tree, grows naturally along the forest, along the road.