Ardisia filiformis

Ardisia filiformis Walker, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1937, xxvii. 198.

Ardisia filiformis Walker, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is China (Guangxi) to Vietnam. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Trọng đũa chỉ

Latin name: 

Ardisia filiformis E. Walker

Family: 

Myrsinaceae

Uses: 

Cough, asthma (whole plant).

Distribution: 

Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao). The tree grows naturally in mixed forests, hillsides, humid places, at an altitude of 200-1000 m.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

March-May; August-December