Duabanga grandiflora

Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 2: 114 (1843). 

Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp., Photo by Dinh Quang Diep 

The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Phay, Bần bằng lăng, Mía tương, Trâm đĩ, Phay vi

Latin name: 

Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp.

Synonym: 

Lagerstroemia grandiflora Roxb. ex DC., Duabanga sonneratioides Buch.-Ham.

Family: 

Sonneratiaceae

Uses: 

Cure urinary retention, painful urination, cloudy urine (root).

Distribution: 

Lai Chau Phong Tho), Son La, Lao Cai (Sa Pa), Cao Bang, Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao), Nghe An, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Kon Tum (Sa Thay, Dak Pook), Gia Lai (Chu Pah, Mang Yang, Chu Prong), Lam Dong (Da Lat, Di Linh, Bao Loc), City. Ho Chi Minh, An Giang (Chau Doc).

Fruit season: 

Flowering from February to June, fruit season: from April.