FLORA OF VIETNAM Melastomataceae Blastus cochinchinensis Lour.
N.Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Prov., Ba Thuoc Distr., Co Lung Municipality, Eo Dieu village, around point 20°26′06′'N, 105°13′51′'E. Primary evergreen seasonal broad-leaved closed lowland forest on clayey shale at foothill slopes of rocky ridge composed with crystalline marble-like highly eroded limestone at elev. 500-700 m. Shrub 1.5-2 m tall. Locally common.