Imbralyx leucanthus

Millettia leucantha or sathon is a species of plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a perennial flowering tree native to Indo-China – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – as well as Bangladesh and southern Yunnan province in China.[2]

Imbralyx leucanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Imbralyx
Species:
I. leucanthus
Binomial name
Imbralyx leucanthus
(Kurz) Z.Q.Song (2021)
Varieties[2]

2; see text

Synonyms[2]

Millettia leucantha Kurz (1873)

It is the provincial tree and flower of Khorat or Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Isaan (Thailand), where it is known as sathon (สาธร).

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized:

  • Imbralyx leucanthus var. buteoides (Gagnep.) Z.Q.Song (synonyms Millettia buteoides Gagnep., Millettia leucantha var. buteoides (Gagnep.) L.K.Phan, Millettia bassacensis Gagnep., and Millettia buteoides var. siamensis Craib) – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam
  • Imbralyx leucanthus var. leucanthus (synonyms Millettia latifolia Dunn, Millettia leucantha var. latifolia (Dunn) L.K.Phan, Millettia pendula Benth., Millettia utilis Dunn, Phaseoloides pendulum (Benth.) Kuntze, and Pongamia pendula Graham) – Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and southern Yunnan

Uses

Sathon sauce is a flavouring sauce used in Isaan cuisine. The leaves of two species of Millettia are used for making sathon sauce: Millettia utilis and Millettia leucantha var. buteoides (aka Imbralyx leucanthus var. buteoides).[3] This sauce used for cooking is the only OTOP product made from the sathon tree.[4]

See also

References
  1. Barstow, M. 2019. Millettia leucantha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T62026460A62026462. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T62026460A62026462.en. Accessed 18 September 2023.
  2. Imbralyx leucanthus (Kurz) Z.Q.Song. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. Loei, Pitsanulok and Petchaburi Province
  4. SEB Program
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.