FLORA OF VIETNAM

Fam. Rubiaceae

Gardenia sp.

N.Vietnam, Cao Bang Prov., Trung Khanh Distr., Ngoc Khe Municipality, Pac Nga village, around point 22є54'59''N, 106є31'44''E, at elevation 700-750 m a.s.l. Secondary wet closed evergreen forest on steep rocky slopes of rocky ridges and mesae composed with light gray solid marble-like highly eroded crystalline limestone. Treelet 4-6 m tall on lower part of slope and in rocky valley. Flowers white, later yellowish, light fragrant. Occasional.

No HAL 5529 10 June 2004

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Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.