Hydnocarpus annamensis

Hydnocarpus annamensis (Gagnep.) Lescot & Sleumer, Fl. Cambodge, Laos & Vietnam 11: 10 (1970).

Hydnocarpus annamensis
Hydnocarpus annamensis (Gagnep.) Lescot & Sleumer, Photo by Nguyễn Quân 

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

Vietnamese names: 

Lọ nồi trung bộ, Mạy ló, Mắc la.

Scientific name: 

Hydnocarpus annamensis (Gagnep.) Lescot & Sleumer

Family: 

Flacourtiaceae

Uses: 

Treat leprosy (seed oil)

Distribution: 

Lao Cai (Pho Lu), Ha Tay (Ba Vi), Thanh Hoa (Phong Y), Nghe An (Bu Khang), Gia Lai, Central region. The tree grows naturally on fertile clay shale soil, at an altitude of about 300m.


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