Asteraceae

Vernonia sp.

Lai Chau Prov., Sin Ho Distr., Ta Phin Municipality, around point 22º27’13’’N 103º16’31’’E. Remnants of broad-leaved evergreen closed primary forest on steep mountain slopes composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elev. 1100-1200 m a.s.l. Climbing shrub 1.5-2 m tall in open rather wet secondary shrubs. Flowers purple-violet. Not common.

HAL 9896 17 Nov. 2006

Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.