FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Ta Dung Nature Reserve
Melastomataceae
Clidenia hirta

Vietnam, Dak Nong Prov., Dak Glong Distr., Dak Plao Municipality, steep mountain slopes of Ta Dung mountain system at elevation 600-800 m a.s.l. around point 11°52′14″N 107°59′34″E.

Secondary dense broad-leaved evergreen wet forest with bamboo on steep rocky W faced stream slopes composed with crystalline highly metamorphosed sandstone.

Undershrub 0.5-1 m tall in open wet rocky place along stream. Occasional.

HLF 5579 9 November 2005.

Coll. L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, T.V.Thao, N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.