Vang-anh
Saraca dives

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows to 7-20 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. The leaves have 5 or 6 pairs of leaflets. They hang down. They are oval and 15-35 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The flowers are yellow but do not have petals. The fruit or pod is on 4 cm long stalks. The pod is 22-30 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The valves are twisted. There are 5-9 seeds.

There are about 10 Saraca species. They occur in tropical Asia. Also as Caesalpinaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows naturally by riversides and is also cultivated. It grows between 200-1,000 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Vang-anh

Synonyms

Saraca bijuga Prain;