FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Melastomataceae
Memecylon octocostatum Merr. & Chun

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

On open places of 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.

Treelet 3-4 m tall. Not rare.

HLF 7426 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.