Callerya speciosa
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Callerya speciosa | |
| Order | Fabales |
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| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Callerya |
| Scientific name (Species) |
Callerya speciosa Champ. ex Benth. 1852 |
Callerya speciosa, belonging to the genus Callerya in the Fabaceae family, is a medicinal shrub plant native to southern China and northern Vietnam, and is distributed at 200–1700 m above sea level in open places and sparse woodlands. In Vietnam, it is popularly known as sâm nam núi Dành (southern ginseng of Mount Dành) despite its official Vietnamese name of cát sâm. Mount Dành is a mountain in Bắc Giang province, northern Vietnam.
Uses
Callerya speciosa is not a true ginseng (Panax ginseng or its close relative) but is consumed like gingseng.