FLORA OF VIETNAM Illiciaceae Illicium majus Hook.f. et Thomson
Northern Vietnam, Lao Cai Prov., Van Ban Distr., Khanh Yen Ha municipality, to the SW of Na Nheo village (in the vicinity of point 21°57′59′'N, 104°14′06′'E). Primary evergreen broad-leaved montane forest with Fokienia hodginsii (as emergent) along granite and quartzite slopes at elev. 1700-1900 m a.s.l. Tree up to 20 m hg. Not common. Flower buds purple-green.