FLORA OF VIETNAM

Cycas balansae Warb.

N. Vietnam, Prov. Cao Bang, distr. Nguyen Binh, limestone mountain
pass Cao Bac on car road from Hanoi to Cao Bang sity at 400-600 m alt.
Secondary shrubs and grass communitys on mountain limestone massif.
Palm like treelet with stems up to 0.5 m hg on limestone mt slope in
secondary shrubs. Not common.
VH 4993 28.05.1997
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5803-96)

Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.T. Hiep