Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.

Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f., Reinwardtia 6: 90 (1961).

Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is China (Guangdong, Guangxi) to Tropical Asia. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Lương thảo dơi, Đậu cánh dơi

Latin name: 

Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bach.f. – Hedysarum vespertilionis L.f.

Family: 

Fabaceae

Uses: 

Pink eye (Pumped leaves applied). Venomous snake bites (crushed leaves to drink juice, applied residue). Flowers are brewed in drinking water to treat wild malaria.

Distribution: 

Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh (Deo Ngang), Quang Tri, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Ninh Thuan. The tree grows naturally in bare, moist soil along fields and forests, at altitudes up to 2000 m

Flower and fruit season: 

September to October