FLORA OF VIETNAM Begoniaceae Begonia cathayana Hemsl.
Northern Vietnam, Lao Cai Prov., Van Ban Distr., Khanh Yen Ha municipality, to the S of Na Nheo village (in the vicinity of point 21°59′04′'N, 104°15′08′'E). Primary closed broad-leaved evergreen submontane forest on steep granite and quartzite slopes of stream canyon at elev. 900-1250 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb up to 1 m hg in open wet place. Flowers white with light pink tint, leaves with irregular brown-purple spotting. Not rare.