Pterospermum truncatolobatum

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 84 (1909). 

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep., Photo by Vũ Văn Tâm

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

Vietnamese name: 

Màng kiêng

Scientific name: 

Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep.

Family: 

Sterculiaceae

Uses: 

Astringent, diarrhea (Peel).

Distribution: 

Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue. The tree grows naturally in forests, at altitudes up to 700 m.