Phanera bracteata

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

Phanera bracteata Benth.,
Phanera bracteata Benth.,
Phanera bracteata Benth.,
Phanera bracteata Benth.,
Phanera bracteata Benth.,
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..

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