Balanophoraceae Rich. Balanophora laxiflora Hemsl. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Evergreen close primary forest on SE slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 2100 m alt., on the boundary of Kontum and Quangnam-Danang provinces. Brightly red parasite (on Fagaceae Dumortier sp. roots?). Not rare. VH 877 22.03.1995 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)
Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, N. Q. Binh, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, N.X. Tam, G. Yakovlev