FLORA OF VIETNAM
Melastomataceae
Blastus cochinchinensis Lour.

N.Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Prov., Quan Hoa Distr., Phu Le Municipality, Hang
village, around point 20°31′48′'N, 105°04′40′'E. Dry secondary shrubs
on clayey shale/sandstone/quartzite slope of river valley at foothills
of rocky ridge composed with crystalline marble-like highly eroded
limestone at elev. 100-200 m. Shrub 1.5-2 m tall on shady wet stream
slope. Flowers light pink. Occasional.

HAL 3529 28 Sept. 2003 (Photo)

FFI Pu Luong - Cuc Phuong Conservation Project
Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, D.T.Doan, N.T.Vinh.