Diversity of the Flora of Fan Si Pan, the Highest Mountain in Vietnam

Abstract

Fan si Pan, sitijalnl in northern Vifinani near l\w honh-r with China and reaching an ahilude of ;5lk"5 in, is llie highest mountain in Vietnam.The flora of this mountain and surrounding region is rieli, containing a mixture of subtropical and lerufU'rate components.Tt also su|)ports many reli<'lual |»lant species thai jmssihly represent remnant extensions of tlie old.subtropical flora of the southern Yunnan Province of China.The flora is diverse and charaiterized by the following: Aceraceae (Acer); Cupressaceae {Fokienia hodginsii (Dunim) Henry & Thomas); Ericaceae {Rhododendron, Varriniiim);