Modeccopsis vaga Griff.Mackaya populifolia Arn.Erythropalum vagum (Griff.)
& Merr.Erythropalum populifolium Mast.Erythropalum grandifolium ElmerDecastrophia inconspicua Griff.Dactylium vagum Griff.
Its native range is India and S. China and Indo-China to Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.
[2] Its name in Vietnamese is dây hương or bò khai.
In Vietnam, E. scandens leaves may be used as a vegetable in some soups and stir fry dishes.