FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Loganiaceae
Strychnos angustiflora Benth.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, around Da Ha Forest Protection Station, point 11°35′14”N 105°53′18”E.

Slightly logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forest with the dominance of species of Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarpus dyeri, D. costatus, D. alatus, D. obtusifolius, Shorea sp.) mixed with Lagerstroemia calyculata, Irvingia malayana, Anogeissus acuminata, Sindora siamensis, Pterospermum sp., on thin soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l.

Woody vine to 25 m long. Fruits bright orange. Juicy endocarp quinine-like bitter. Seeds blackish. Very common.

HLF 7419 19 December 2008 Photo.

Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.