FLORA OF LAOS Cycadaceae Cycas laotica Aver., H.T. Nguyen et K.S. Nguyen, sp.nov., type
Kham Mouan Prov., Ma Ha Xay Distr., Than En village, around point 17°27′09.1”N 104°57′00.2”E.
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 forming ovoid or globular caudex to 0.5 m in diam., on exposed vertical cliffs and on rocky tops of limestone mountains at elevation about 300 m. Locally very common. Female specimen.