FLORA OF VIETNAM
Melastomataceae
Oxyspora balansaei (Cogn.) Maxw.

N.Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Prov., Quan Hoa Distr., Phu Le Municipality, Hang
village, around point 20°31′13′'N, 105°05′45′'E. Secondary wet
evergreen seasonal broad-leaved lowland forest on clayey Schist/shale
very steep river slope at elev. 200-250 m. Shrub 1-2 m tall.
Flowers pink-purple. Common.

HAL 3849 03 October 2003 (Photo)

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