FLORA OF VIETNAM
Magnoliaceae Manglietia insignis (wall.) Blume
Northern Vietnam, Ha Giang Prov., Yen Minh Distr., Du Gia municipality, Giang Chu D village (Du Gia Nature Reserve).
Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet forest on very
steep slopes and cliffs of rocky ridges and mesae composed with solid
marble-like stratified limestone. around point 22°55?57? N, 105° 08?32?E, 1852 m a.s.l.
Evergreen tree up to 15 m height, common in the slope or top mountain, young leaf pinkish, pale green abaxial, outer tepals tomentose, inner tepals pinkish – white. Similar CPC 279 & 288
CPC 290 15 May 2010.
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Collectors: N. Q.Hieu, N.T. Hiep, N. T. Vinh, H.V.Chung (Funded by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund-CEPF through FFI)