FLORA OF LAOS Cycadaceae Cycas laotica Aver., H.T. Nguyen et K.S. Nguyen, sp.nov., paratype
Kham Mouan Prov., about 10 km to the E from Thaket City by road 12, around point 17°26′53.3”N 104°52′09.4”E at elev. about 150 m.
Very dry broad-leaved secondary semideciduous open forest and scrub on rocky crystalline limestone.
Lithophytic palm-like plant with erect stem to 3(5) m tall, commonly on exposed vertical cliffs and on rocky tops of limestone mesas. Locally very common.