VIETNAMESE PLANTS FOR COSMETIC PRODUCTION

Name : Antidesma bunius

Form : Leaves and small branches
Bot. name : Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng.
Specs : Family : Euphorbiaceae

Name : Hedyotis auricularia

Form : Whole plant
Bot. name : Hedyotis auricularia L.
Specs : Family : Rubiaceae

Name : Clerodendron fragrans

Form : Whole plant
Bot. name : Clerodendron fragrans Vent.
Specs : Family : Verbenaceae

Name : Ixora chinensis

Form : Flowers
Bot. name : Ixora chinensis Lamk.
Specs : Family : Rubiaceae.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION FROM SECOIN DATABASE

Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng.
Genus: Antidesma L.
Family: Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Stilaginaceae
Vietnamese common name: Chòi mòi tía, Chòi mòi đĩa rời, Chòi mòi dọc (VVC 95)
Chinese common name: 五月茶 (wu yue cha)
Synonyms: Stilago bunius L.; Antidesma colletii Craib; Antidesma thorelianum Gagnep.; Antidesma
dallachyanum Baill.;

Additional information: Antidesma bunius (Linnaeus) Sprengel: Trees, rarely shrubs, up to 30 m tall;
young twigs glabrous to very shortly pubescent. Stipules linear, 4-6 × 1.5-2 mm, caducous; petiole 3-
10(-17) mm, glabrous to pubescent; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or obovate, (5-)10-23(-32) × (2-)3-10
cm, leathery or thickly papery, glabrous except sometimes midvein pilose, or abaxially reddish
pubescent, shiny, usually drying dark green (sometimes grayish or reddish) adaxially, slightly lighter
abaxially, base acute to rounded, apex acute to rounded, sometimes slightly emarginate or acuminate,
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usually mucronate; domatia absent; midvein flat to impressed adaxially, lateral veins (5-)7-11 pairs,
tertiary veins reticulate. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, axes glabrous to pubescent, robust, males
6-17(-25) cm, 3-8(-14)-branched, females and fruiting (4-)10-18 cm, unbranched or more rarely up to
4-branched. Male flowers sessile; calyx 1-1.5 mm, cup-shaped, 3- or 4(or 5)-lobed, divided for 1/4-1/3,
glabrous to pubescent outside, reddish long pubescent at base inside, margin fimbriate, apex of lobes
obtuse to rounded; disk annular, consisting of free lobes or enclosing stamens and pistillode, glabrous;
stamens 3 or 4(or 5), 2-3 mm; rudimentary ovary clavate to cylindric. Female flowers: pedicels 0.5-1(-
2) mm, 2-4(-9) mm in fruit; calyx 3-lobed, otherwise as in male; disk glabrous; ovary glabrous or
pilose; stigmas 3 or 4(-6). Drupes ellipsoid, laterally compressed, 5-11(-?18) × 4-7 mm, glabrous or
pilose, red to black when ripe; style (sub)terminal. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Jun-Nov. x = 13.
Forests; 200-1800 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Xizang [India
(including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; NE Australia (including Christmas Island),
Pacific islands (Hawaii, Tahiti)].

Hedyotis auricularia L.
Genus: Hedyotis
Family: Rubiaceae.
Vietnamese common name: An điền tai, Bòi ngòi tai (VVC 289)
Chinese common name:
Synonyms: Oldenlandia auricularia (L.) F. Muell.;

Additional information:
- In Vietnam there are 60 species of Hedyotis, for example: Hedyotis diffusa Willd. (Bạch hoa xà
thiệt thảo, 150 I); Hedyotis capitellata Wall. ex G. Don (Dạ cẩm, for skin care, 595 I);
Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lamk. (Lưỡi rắn, for skin care, 188 II); Hedyotis auricularia var
macrophylla Pit. (An điền tai lá to, VVC 289).

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 - Hedyotis auricularia is used as an emollient, a remedy for colitis and is prescribed for ysentery,
cholera.

Clerodendron fragrans Vent.

Genus: Clerodendrum
Family: Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae;
Vietnamese common name: Mò trắng, Mò mâm xôi (VVC 172)
Chinese common name:
Synonyms: Clerodendron = Clerodendrum; Clerodendrum philippinum Schauer; Volkameria fragrans
Vent.; Clerodendrum fragrans Hort. ex Vent.; Clerodendrum fragrans (Vent.) Willd.; Clerodendrum
fragrans var. multiplex Sweet; Clerodendrum fragrans var. pleniflorum Schauer; Clerodendrum
japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet var. pleniflorum (Schauer) Maheshw.; Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck.)
Mabb.; (VVC 172)

Additional information: Clerodendrum fragrans (philippinum) (chinensis) is a stoloniferous shrub

(sometimes perennial) to about 3 feet (may become larger in frost-free zones). Stems usually
unbranched. Large heart-shaped leaves and tight rounded terminal clusters of shell pink fragrant
flowers. Can become invasive like the related Clerodendron bungei. Cut back plants after the frost kills
the tops. Mound 10 inches of coarse sand over the stubs. Mulch over with pine straw. As weather
warms, remove this covering to allow new shoots to emerge. Given rich soil and ample water, these
plants will thrive during hot summers. Native to southeast Asia.

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 Ixora chinensis Lamk.
Genus: Ixora
Family: Rubiaceae.
Vietnamese common name: Đơn Trung quốc, Đơn đỏ (VVC 313)
Chinese common name:
Synonyms: Ixora flammea Salisb.; Ixora stricta Roxb.;

Additional information:
- In Vietnam there are 28 species of Ixora, for example: Ixora coccinea L. (Đơn đỏ, for skin care,
814 I).
- Characteristics: Evergreen and blooms repeatedly in summer and autumn. The plants can grow
to the height of 2m. The flowers show a golden luster. A collective of small flowers form a
circular bouquet of flower. Each small flower has a 4 petals with colors ranging from blood-red
to shady purple red.

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