FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Nui Chua national park

Fam. Pandanaceae

Pandanus corniferus St.John

S.Vietnam, Ninh Thuan Prov., Ninh Hai Distr., Vinh Hai Municipality, Vinh Hy village, Ao Ho lake around point 11o44'04''N 109o12'44''E at elev. about 300 m a.s.l. Primary dry evergreen to semideciduous forest on rocky slopes composed with granite. Branching palm-like treelet up to 3 m tall on open exposed rocks on ridge tops. Locally very common. Co-dominant of shrub communities on exposed rocks along tops of ridge.

HLF 4146 25 March 2004.

Coll. L.Averyanov.

Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

All photos © - L. Averyanov