FLORA OF VIETNAM Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park Arecaceae Rhapis subtilis Becc. (new species for the flora of Vietnam)
Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Bo Trach Distr., Tan Trach Municipality, vicinities of A Rem village (17°23′32′'N, 106°12′46′'E).
Heavily logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaves forest on steep slopes of rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like highly eroded stratified crystalline limestone at elevation about 650-750 m a.s.l.
Palm up to 1 m tall on steep rocky slope. Flowers deep green, not ripe fruits yellowish-white. Not common.