FLORA OF VIETNAM Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpus obtusifoliuseysm.
Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, around Da Ha FP 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.
Tree to 40 m tall. Flowers light yellowish with purple central stripe on each tepal. Usual dominant of the forest.
HLF 7425 19 December 2008
Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh. Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.