FLORA OF VIETNAM

Fam. Balanophoraceae

Balanophora sp.

S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 12 km to N of Dak Gley town (24 km by road), near Mang Khen village. Primary wet mountain evergreen forest at 1100-1200 m alt. Brownish-red root parasite in wet shadow place along stream. Not

common.

No VH 1744 17.11.1995

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic

Society (grant No 5094-93)

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Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev,

N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev