FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Hang Kia-Pa Co Nature Reserve

Amaranthaceae
Iresine herbstii Hook.f. ex Lindl. Hoa Binh Prov., Mai Chau Distr., Pa Co Municipality, Xa Linh village, Rung gia locality, around point 20?44′30″ N, 104?56′26″ E, 968 m a.s.l.

Introduced and cultivated on edges and open places of secondary closed evergreen broad-leaved submontane forests on foots and slopes of limestone mountain, sometimes in bamboo plantations or abandoned shifting areas. Perennial ? herb up to 1.2 m tall. Using for dye clothes. HAL 8982 23 Jul 2006 Photos Collectors: Phan Ke Loc, Le Dong Tan, Nguyen Sinh Khang & Nguyen Tien Vinh

Collected with the financial support from NYBG, U.S.A.