Imbralyx leucanthus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Imbralyx |
Species: | I. leucanthus
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Binomial name | |
Imbralyx leucanthus (
Kurz) Z.Q.Song (2021)
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Varieties [2] | |
2; see text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Millettia leucantha Kurz (1873) |
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]
It is the provincial tree and flower of Khorat or Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Isaan (Thailand), where it is known as sathon (สาธร).
Two varieties are recognized:
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]
Imbralyx leucanthus | |
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Scientific 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) |
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]
It is the provincial tree and flower of Khorat or Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Isaan (Thailand), where it is known as sathon (สาธร).
Two varieties are recognized:
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]