FLORA OF VIETNAM Melastomataceae Phyllagathis sp.nov. ? "macrophylla"
N.Vietnam, Ha Tinh Prov., Huong Son Distr., Son Kim Municipality, Rao Bun stream around point 18°23′39′'N, 105°15′12′'E. Primary coniferous closed forest with Fokienia hodginsii and Dacrydium elatum along ridge rib and on slopes near the ridge tops at elevation 1100-1200 m a.s.l. (Kho Mu mt.).
Terrestrial, lithophytic and occasionally epiphytic prostrate rosette herb. Flowers white, tepals at the base with pink-violet tint. Leaves roundish, up to 45 cm in diam., deep green, young - pink, sometimes with whitish spots. Very common, occasional co-dominant of herb forest stratum.