Urticaceae

Elatostema sp.

Northern Vietnam, Lao Cai Prov., Van Ban Distr., to the west of Nam. Xay village (21°58'42"N, 104°00'37"E). Primary evergreen wet. broad-leaved montane forest at elev. 1700 m a.s.l. Lithophytic. creeping herb on mossy shady granite boulders. Leaves green with white. median stripe. Rare. No HAL 2013a 04 March 2002. Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, D.T.Doan (FFI Project).