Millettia leucantha

Millettia leucantha
Millettia leucantha foliage and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Millettia
Species:	M. leucantha
Binomial name
Millettia leucantha Kurz
Synonyms
Millettia pendula Baker

Millettia leucantha or sathon is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family.

It is a perennial flowering tree found in Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.^[1]

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

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. buetoides.^[2] This sauce used for cooking is the only OTOP product made from the sathon tree.^[3]

References

1. ^ Taxa - Millettia leucantha
2. ^ Loei, Pitsanulok and Petchaburi Province
3. ^ SEB Program

External links

• Province plant- Khorat
• Detailed picture
• Thai plants
• Studies on the Chemical Constituents of Stem Bark of Millettia leucantha