FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Fam. Balanophoraceae

Balanophora sp.

Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Bo Trach Distr., Tan Trach Municipality, vicinities of A Rem village (17є23'32''N, 106є12'46''E).

Heavily logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaves forest on steep slopes of rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like highly eroded stratified crystalline limestone at elevation about 650-750 m a.s.l. Chlorophylless ground white parasite. Common.

No HAL 6105 24 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.