FLORA OF VIETNAM

Piper aff. P. gymnostachyum C.DC.

S. Vietnam, Prov. Lam Dong, 29 km to NE from Dalat city, distr.
Lac Duong, municipalite Da Chay. Primary wet closed broadleaved cloud
forest along main Bi Dup ridge at 1900-2100 m alt.
(N 12° 06′, E 108° 39′).
Epiphyte shrub up to 2 m hg. Flowers white. Not rare.
VH 3070 22.03.1997
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5803-96)

Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.Q. Binh, P.K. Loc