Cupressaceae Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (= Biota orientalis (L.) Endl.) Tr?c b?ch di?p
Ha Giang Prov., Meo Vac Distr., Meo Vac Town, 23?09′45” N, 105?24′37” E, 1075 m. Introduced and cultivated as ornamental shrub everywhere in Vietnam. Usually grow as small sized treelet, less than 5 x 0.2 m. Ripe pollen cones and young seed cones; ripe seed cones opened and seeds fallen down probably about one month ago.
HAL 11340 22 Jan 2008 Loc’s Photos: 23591a-23591 Coll.: P.K. Loc, N.T. Vinh & G.C. Pao
Grant from MOST, Council for Natural Science, Section of Life Sciences (6.077.06), Vietnam