Podocarpaceae

Podocarpus neriifolius

Vietnam, Ha Giang Prov., Hoang Su Phi Distr., Ho Thau Municipality, around Trung Thanh village (22º37’24’’N, 104º38’00’’E) at elev. 900-1000 m a.s.l. Remnants of heavily logged primary and secondary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep slopes of mountains composed with shale and granite with quartzite. Tree up to 25 m tall. Seeds deep green, with whitish waxy glaucosness, pedicel juicy red-orange sweet. Occasional.

HAL6621 9 March 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.T.Vinh, A.Averyanova.