FLORA OF VIETNAM

Podocarpaceae

Dacrydium elatum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Hook.

N. Vietnam, Prov. Quang Binh, distr. Minh Hoa, 72 km to NWW from Dong Hoi, municipalite Thuong Hoa, Yen Son village, limestone massif Ke Bang (N 17°40' E 105°57'). Broadleaved evergreen primary dry open forest on tops of limestone mesas at 550-650 m alt. Tree 12-16 m. Not rare. Sometimes dominante of 1 forest stratum on tops of ridges and mesas at 550-650 m alt. No VH 4810 18.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96) ___________________________________________________________ Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.T. Hiep, P.K. Loc