FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Arecaceae
Caryota sp.

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.

In 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.

Palm to 6 m tall. Flowers and not too ripe fruits green. Locally very common.

HLF 7421 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.