Arecaceae

Caryota maxima Blume

Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa municipality, around point 17°41’14.3”N 105°53’28.9”E.

Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved shady forest in depression between remnant limestone mountains composed with solid highly eroded crystalline limestone at elevation about 650 m a.s.l. Palm about 8 m tall on open rocky mossy cliffy slope. Flower buds yellow-brown, male flowers yellow. Not rare.

CPC 4139 8 August 2011

Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Vinh, N.V.Tap, P.V.The, L.T.Kien.