Asteraceae

Ainsliaea sp.

Ha Giang Prov., Bac Me Distr., Phieng Luong municipality, around Phieng Luong village. Primary broad-leaved humid evergreen forest on very steep slopes and along rocky ridge composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elevation 1100-1150 m a.s.l. around point 22°38’07.1’’N 105°19’22.1’’E. Lithophytic herb to 1 m tall on mossy shelves of shady vertical cliff near mountain top. Flowers white, anthers dull purple-violet. Rare.

13 November 2014 CPC 7413a Photos

Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, T.Maisak, L.Osinovetz