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 20m height, common in the slope or top mountain, Flower fragrant, outer tepals tomentose, inner tepals of first whorl pinkish, other one of two whorl white. Filament dark purplish. Similar CPC 279 & 288
CPC 307 15 May 2010
Det. Nguyen Quang Hieu
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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)