Plants of Nui Chua national park

Cycadaceae

Cycas pachypoda K.D.Hill

S.Vietnam, Binh Thuan Prov., Tuy Phong Distr., Vinh Tan Municipality, about 5 km to the S of Ca Na town. Open secondary shrubs on dry rocky slopes of low hills composed with granite along sea cost at elevation about 100 m a.s.l. Palm like plant with stem up to 1 m tall and very broad base up to 1 m in diam. Occasionally very common.

HLF 3166 16 March 2004 Photo

Coll. N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, T.V.Thao.

Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

All photos © - L. Averyanov