Asteraceae

Aensleya sp.

Lai Chau Prov., Tam Duong Distr., Ho Thau Community, Ho Thau village, around point 22°25’20’’N 103°36’13’’E.

Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved wet cloudy ericaceous forest on very steep mountain slopes and on tops of ridge composed predominantly with shale at elev. about 2600-2700 (according to GPS navigation system 3032 m) m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb on vertical mossy cliffs. Locally very common, particularly along ridge tops.

HAL 10429 7 Dec. 2006

Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.