Gesneriaceae Chirita poilanei or Ch. drakei ? Thai Nguyen Prov., Dong Hy Distr., Tan Long Mun., Mo Ba vill., around point 21?46′22″ N, 105?52′38″ E, 352 m a.s.l.
Occasionnally clustered in rather open and wet places on slopes of logged closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forests of limestone mountains. Lithophyte, perennial herb, up to 0.6-0.7 m tall (including inflorescence); flowers pinkish-violet. HAL 9096 23 Aug 2006 Photos Collectors: Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Tien Vinh and Nguyen Sinh Khang
Collected with the financial support from NYBG, U.S.A.