FLORA OF VIETNAM
Ericaceae Gaultheria fragrantissima Wall.
Northern Vietnam, Ha Giang Prov., Vi Xuyen Distr., Lao Chai municipality, Can Sao village (Tay Con Linh Nature Reserve).
Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed forest mixed with semi- decidous forest dominated by Alnus nepalensis, Betula alnoides, Carpinus pubescens
around point 22°49? 20? N, 104° 48? 50?E, 1831 m a.s.l ( main field camp)
Shrub 2 m, common in open place, flower white; Fruit dark- violet in mature
CPC 354 19/5/2010 .
Collectors: N. Q.Hieu, N.T. Hiep, N. T. Vinh, L.T.Khuynh (Funded by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund-CEPF through FFI)