Mecopus nidulans Benn.

Mecopus nidulans Benn., Pl. Jav. Rar. 154.

Mecopus nidulans Benn., Photo by Dinh Quang Diep

The native range of this species is India, Indo-China, Hainan, S. Malesia. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Ổ chim

Latin name: 

Mecopus nidulans Benn.

Family:

Fabaceae.

Uses: 

The decoction of the leaves is used as a pain reliever and treatment for respiratory diseases.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Kon Tum (Sa Thay), Gia Lai (Cheo Reo), Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Ba Ria Vung Tau, the South. The tree grows naturally on wild fish, roadside lawns, and fields, at an altitude of up to 600 m.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

December-February