FLORA OF VIETNAM

Melastomataceae Juss.

Blastus sp. ?

S. Vietnam, Prov. Quangnam-Danang. Evegreen primary forest on SE
slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 1600-1800 m alt.

Shrub up to 2 m high. Sometimes dominante on SE slope at 1500-1700 m
alt. Rare on N and E slopes.

VH 934 24.03.1995

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5094-93)

Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev,
N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev