FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Fam. Gesneriaceae

Chirita sp.

Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa Municipality, about 2 km to E of Ban On village (17є40'21''N, 105є58'00E).

Heavily logged primary and secondary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest and scrub on rocky ridge composed with solid and stratified marble-like highly eroded crystalline limestone at elevation 550-650 m a.s.l. Lithophytic herb on vertical cliff. Flowers light blue-lilac. Very common.

No HAL 5889 18 January 2005. Photo.

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Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh, N.Q.Vinh, N.T.Binh.