Aceraceae

Acer tonkinense Lecomte?

Bac Kan Province, Ba Be District, Ba Be National Park. Primary and old secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep rocky slopes composed by white crystalline marble-like highly eroded limestone around point 22º27’26’’N 105º36’12’E at elev. of 600-800 m a.s.l. Tree 15-20 m tall with bole to 0.3 m dbh on ridge top. Leaves below dirty purple. Common forest dominant.

30 October 2023, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Chu Ngoc Quan, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Van Ly, T. Maisak, AL2390.