FLORA OF VIETNAM

Cyathea aff. C. podophylla (Hook.) Copel.

N. Vietnam, Prov. Quang Binh, distr. Minh Hoa, 72 km to NWW
from Dong Hoi, municipalite Thong Hoa, vicinities of Yen Son village, limestone massif Ke Bang (N 17°40′ E 105°57′). Remnant open evergreen primary broadleaved forest along river in alluvial valley bottom between limestone ridges and mesas at 200 m
alt.
Woody fern 0.2-0.3 m hg with fronds 1.5-1.8 m lg in wet open place.
Not common.
VH 4716 17.05.1997
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5803-96)