FLORA OF VIETNAM
Melastomataceae
Blastus sp.

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Huong Thuy Distr., Duong Hoa Municipality, Huong Thuy forest enterprise territory, around point 16°13′20′'N, 107°34′23′'E, SW slopes of Mang Chan ridge at elevation 600-800 m a.s.l.

Fractionally logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest along tops of ridge composed with rocky quartzite outcrops.

Shrub 1.5-2 m tall. Flowers whitish. Very common.

HAL 8079 10 May 2005.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, T.V.Thao, N.T.Vinh.