Melastomataceae Diplectria assamica (C.B. Clarke) Kuntze (= Medinilla assamica (C.B. Clarke) C. Chen) Thai Nguyen Prov., Dong Hy Distr., Tan Long Mun., Mo Ba vill., around point 21?44′51″ N, 105?52′08″ E, 385 m a.s.l.
Occasionally common on edges of logged closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forests on shaly mountains. Scandent evergreen shrub, ca. 4-6 m long; ripe fruits black. HAL 9113 24 Aug 2006 Photos Collectors: Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Tien Vinh and Nguyen Sinh Khang
Collected with the financial support from NYBG, U.S.A.