Fam. Asteraceae

Gerbera pilosoides

N. Vietnam, prov. Ha Giang, distr. Dong Van, municipality Ho Quang Phin, vicinities of Ta Xa village, 14-16 km to SSW of Dong Van town (N 23ø16' E 105ø22'). Secondary shrubs and short tall grasslands along edge of broadleaved wet forest on steep slopes of karst remnant limestone ridge at 1300-1350 m elev. Terrestrial herb in open places among limestone rocks. Flowers pinkish. Not common.

No CBL 1766 28 April 1999

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

Society (grant No 6300-98)

Collectors: P.K.Loc, P.H.Hoang, Averyanov L.