FLORA OF VIETNAM
Magnoliaceae Michelia sp.
Northern Vietnam, Ha Giang Prov., Quan Ba Distr., Tung Vai municipality, Ban Thang ( Thang Village), Ta Boc mountain, around point 230 03′ 23″ N , 1040 50′ 45″ E, 1320 m a.s.l.
Limestone primary broad-leaved evergreen closed forest
Evergreen tree up to 20 m height, common on slope or valley; stem bark greyish white, stipule pinkish; young leaf purplish , adult leaf abaxial white, outer tepals brilliant browish tomentous hairy, inner tepals white- yellowish. Images DSC03516 _ DSC03524
CPC 241 26 March 2010.
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Collectors: N. Q.Hieu, N.T. Hiep, N. T. Vinh, N. S. Khang & P.V. The (Funded by Global Trees Campaign grant through FFI)