Disporopsis longifolia

Disporopsis longifolia Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912(10): 410 (1912).

Disporopsis longifolia Craib, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi) to Indo-China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Hoàng tinh hoa trắng, Hoàng tinh lá mọc so le, Hoàng tinh cách, Hoàng tinh lá mọc vòng, Co hán han, Khinh lài, Voòng trinh

Latin name: 

Disporopsis longifolia Craib

Synonyms: 

Polygonatum laoticum Gagnep., P. tonkinense Gagnep.

Family:  

Convallariaceae

Uses: 

Cure fatigue, poor appetite, back pain, rheumatism, dry neck and thirst, coughing up blood, chest pain, low blood pressure and neurasthenia, making tonics, increasing energy (rhizomes - processed tubers) terrestrial).

Distribution: 

Lai Chau, Son La (Ma River), Lao Cai (Sa Pa), Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh Mai Chau, Hanoi (Ba Vi), Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong); Also planted in pots, flower gardens.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

March - May, fruit: August - October.