FLORA OF VIETNAM
Begoniaceae
Begonia crassula Aver. sp.nov. Type

Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa municipality, environs of Mo O O O village, around point 17°39′21.1”N 105°54′41.7”E.

Remnants of short tall broad-leaved primary forest on rocky top of remnant mountain composed with highly eroded solid crystalline limestone at elevation about 570 m a.s.l.

Lithophytic herb or undershrub to 1.5 m tall on open rocks and exposed cliffs on rocky mountain top. Flowers light pink, anthers and stigmas yellow. Very common. Co-dominant of herbaceous lithophytic vegetation.

CPC 3858 28 July 2011
Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Vinh.