Phyllodes placentaria Lour.Phyllodes densiflora (Blume) KuntzePhrynium tetranthum K.Schum.Phrynium sinicum Miq.Phrynium placentarium (Lour.)

The species is widespread throughout Asia, with records from Bhutan, southern China, India, Indo-China and Indonesia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

[3] The leaves of this species, lá dong, are notably used throughout Việt Nam as a wrapping for food items: especially bánh chưng (the glutinous rice cake consumed at Tết) and bánh tẻ.

Species in the similar genus Phrynium, including P. pubinerve may also be used for this purpose.

S. placentarium leaves are used for food wrapping in Việt Nam: