Helixanthera parasitica

Helixanthera parasitica Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 142 (1790). 

Helixanthera parasitica Lour., Photo by Trương Quang Cường

The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and W. & Central Malesia. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Tầm gửi năm cánh, Cui

Latin name: 

Helixanthera parasitica Lour.

Family:

Loranthaceae

Uses: 

Cough, stomach pain, spleen damage, diarrhea, headache, insomnia, mental illness (whole tree).

Distribution: 

Very wide, in most provinces of Vietnam. The tree lives semi-parasitically on the branches of woody trees, in secondary forests, at an altitude of 500-1500 m.