Rotula aquatica

Rotula aquatica Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 121 (1790).

Rotula aquatica Lour., Photo by Nguyễn Hùng Quyền

The native range of this species is E. Brazil, W. Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Rì rì cát

Latin name: 

Rotula aquatica Lour.

Family: 

Boraginaceae.

Uses: 

Treating hemorrhagic foreign injury (whole tree).

Distribution: 

Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong). The tree grows naturally along rivers and streams.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

December-March