FLORA OF VIETNAM
Begoniaceae
Begonia crassula sp.nov.?

Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Dan Hoa Municipality, Bai Dinh village around point 17°44′04”N 105°49′14”E.

Remnants of primary evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep slopes and on tops of remnant hills composed with highly eroded marble-like solid limestone at elevation about 400-500 m a.s.l.

Lithophytic herb or undershrub to 1.5 m tall on very steep rocky slopes and on shelves of vertical cliffs. Leaves succulent, glossy dark green, petioles and stipules glossy brightly red. Common.

HAL 12472 8 February 2009 Photo
Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.T.Vinh, L.T.Son.