Phanera bracteata

Phanera bracteata Benth., Pl. Jungh. [Miquel] 2: 264 (1852).

Phanera bracteata Benth., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Indo-China. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Dây mấu

Latin name: 

Bauhinia bracteata (Benth.) Baker – Phanera bracteata Benth.

Family:

Caesalpiniaceae

Uses: 

Treat diarrhea (body). Also used as an antidote.

Distribution: 

Lang Son, Quang Ngai, An Giang, Kien Giang. The tree grows naturally in the open forest, along the road and around the village..