Arecaceae Rhapis vidalii Aver., T.H. Nguyen & P.K. Loc
Laos, Khammoune prov., Boualapha distr., Nong Seng village, Vang Phae Lay mountain, around point 17°31′02.7″N, 105°47′17.2″E.
Primary dry evergreen and semideciduous broad-leaved forest on very steep rocky slope near karstic hill top composed with solid, marble-like highly eroded limestone at 300-530 m a.s.l.
Miniature palm to 1.5 tall on rocky slope. Very common.
11 May 2018, L. Averyanov, Khang Sinh Nguyen, T. Maisak, Littideth Xaiyavongsa, Siphanom Keovankham, AL 921.