FLORA OF VIETNAM
Thymellaeaceae
Wikstroemia sp.?

Lai Chau Prov., Tam Duong Distr., Ho Thau Community, Ho Thau village, around point 22°24′21″N 103°36′34″E.

Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest on steep mountain slopes and along ridges composed with granite and shale at elev. about 2400 m a.s.l.

Lithophytic shrub 2-3 m tall on open rocky cliff. Flowers yellow with light sweet fragrance. Very rare.

HAL 10367 4 Dec. 2006 Photo.
Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.