Herbarium LE - Specimens

FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Liliaceae Aspidistra typica Baill. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 10-12 km to the SE of Dak Gley town (4-6 km to the E of Dak Tung village). Primary evergreen very wet mountain forest on slopes of deep stream canyon at 1300-1400 m alt. Terrestrial herb with leaves up to 0.7 m lg. Very common. Roots and rhizomes are used as a tonic drag. No VH 2322 06.12.1995 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93) Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev

FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. Quang Nam Prov., Dong Giang Distr., Ma Cooih Municipality around point 15°58’11”N 107°40’15”E. Remnants of primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forests on very steep slopes of hill composed with solid highly eroded limestone at elevation 450-500 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb in shady places. Flowers white, apoces of tepals dark dirty black-violet. Locally common. HAL 12119 9 January 2009 Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh

FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. N. Vietnam, prov. Cao Bang, distr. Thach An, municipality Van Trinh, (N 22ø21' E 106ø27'), about 39 km to SSE from Cao Bang town. Secondary open semideciduous broadleaved forest on steep slopes near tops of remnant limestone ridge at 600 m alt. Epilite and terrestrial herb on steep shadow slopes. Flowers dirty green-violet. Common. No CBL 840 03 Dec. 1998 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98) Collectors: Averyanov L., N.Q.Binh, P.K.Loc, N.X.Tam.

FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. N. Vietnam, prov. Cao Bang, distr. Tra Linh, municipality Quang Vinh (N 22ø51' E 106ø14'), about 21 km from Cao Bang town to the N. Primary evergreen closed wet forest on steep slopes and bluffs of remnant limestone ridge at 650-800 m alt. Epilite and terrestrial herb on steep slope and on vertical cliffs. Flowers dirty purple ? Very common. No CBL 981 09 Dec. 1998 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98) Collectors: Averyanov L., N.Q.Binh, N.T.Hiep, N.X.Tam.

FLORA OF VIETNAM Plants of Thai Nguyen Province Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. Thai Nguyen Prov., Dong Hy Distr., Tan Long Mun., Mo Ba vill., around point 21?44’51’’ N, 105?52’08’’ E, 385 m a.s.l. Clustered in wet and shady places of secondary closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forests of shaly mountains. Perennial herb, up to 1.2 m tall; flowers whitish , throat ? HAL 9136 24 Aug 2006 Photos: Id. by Phan Ke Loc Collectors: Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Tien Vinh and Nguyen Sinh Khang

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Fam. Liliaceae s.l. Aspidistra sp. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 12 km to N of Dak Gley town (24 km by road), near Mang Khen village. Primary wet mountain evergreen forest at 1100-1200 m alt. Very common in shadow places. No VH 1614  14.11.1995. International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93). . Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev

FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallriaceae Aspidistra sp. Quang Nam Prov., Dong Giang Distr., Ma Cooih Municipality around point 15°58’11”N 107°40’15”E. Remnants of primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forests on very steep slopes of hill composed with solid highly eroded limestone at elevation 450-500 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb on steep shady slope. Flowers dark dirty purple-violet. Locally very common. HAL 12116 9 January 2009 Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh

FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. Quang Binh Prov., Tuyen Hoa Distr., Lam Hoa municipality, Hung village, around point 17°56’10”N 105°49’15”E. Highly degraded primary and secondary evergreen broadleaved forest on very steep rocky slopes of remnant limestone hills composed with highly eroded marble-like crystalline limestone at elev. 150-200 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb among rocks in shady humid depression between limestone hills. Common. CPC 2512 29 April 2011 Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.Q.Hieu, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.

FLORA OF LAOS Convallariaceae Aspidistra subrotata Y.Wan & C.C.Huang Kham Mouan Prov., Bounlapha Distr., Thong Sam village, Hinnam No Protected Area, Pu Pha Song Mt. composed by sandstone, around point 17°35’13.2”N 105°47’49.8”E. Primary evergreen broad-leaved and mixed forest on W macroslope at elevation from 500 m to the mountain top elevated to 1425 m. Terrestrial herb on shady slopes at elevation 600-1000 m. Leaves uniform green or with few unclear yellowish spotting. Very common. LA-VN 287 09 March 2013 Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, V.Lamxay, N.S.Khang, P.V.The, S.Lorphengsy Fl. In cult. 13 November 2015 (LA-VN 287/1303), tepals dirty brown-purplish, stigma white with small purple speckles. Photos. Averyanov L.

FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. N. Vietnam, prov. Cao Bang, distr. Thach An, municipality Thuy Hung, vicinities of Na Lit village (N 22ø30' E 106ø27'), about 27 km to SE from Cao Bang town. Primary evergreen broadleaved closed dry forest on steep slopes and bluffs near tops of remnant limestone ridge at 450-500 m alt. Epilite and terrestrial herb on very steep slopes and bluffs. Flowers dirty reddish. Very common. No CBL 879 04 Dec. 1998 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98) Collectors: Averyanov L., N.Q.Binh, P.K.Loc, N.X.Tam.

Nghe An Prov., Ky Son Distr., Nam Can municipality, along the road to international Gate (Vietnam - Laos) Nam Can. Open secondary forest, woodlands and open secondary scrub at elevation 750-1000 m a.s.l. around point 19°27’19.4’’N 104°06’25.8’’E. Terrestrial herb in shady place along small stream in remnants of shady secondary forest. Not common. 29 October 2013 CPC 6412 / 13265 Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, L.M.Tuan

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Convallariaceae s.l. Aspidistra subrotata. Thanh Hoa Prov., Thuong Xuan Distr., Bat Mot Municipality, Vin village, Xuan Lien Natural Reserve. Primary broad-leaved evergreen wet forest on shale at elevation 1000-1200 m a.s.l. around point 19°58'18.2"N 104°59'24.0"E.\. Terrestrial herb on shady stream slope. Flowers white with numerous dirty purple markings. Not common. 2 November 2013 CPC 6560. L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang

FLORA OF VIETNAM Aspidistra carnosa Tillich Ha Giang Prov., Bac Me Distr., Thuong Tan municipality. Primary broad-leaved humid evergreen forest on very steep slopes and along rocky ridge composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elevation 1200-1285 m a.s.l. around point 22°38’19.0’’N 105°17’06.5’’E. Terrestrial herb on mountain shady slope. Old flowers dull light brownish-gray. Locally common. 16 November 2014 CPC 7491 Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, T.Maisak, L.Osinovetz Flowered in 14 August 2017. Flowers dark red-purple. Photos.

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Aspidistra aff. A. minutiflora Stapf. N. Vietnam, Prov. Thai Nguyen, distr. Dai Tu, vicinities of Tam Dao. town, NE macroslope of Tam Dao ridge at 950-1000 m alt. . (N 21°27' E 105°38'). Closed wet evergreen broad-leaved primary forest on very steep mt slope. Terrestrial and epilitic herb on shadow rocky very steep slopes. Common. No VH 5031  31.05.1997. International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic. Society (grant No 5803-96). . Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc

FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Convallariaceae Aspidistra nikolai Aver. et Tillich Type Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Nam Dong Distr., Thuong Lo Municipality, along Cha Mang stream, around point 16°07’52’’N 107°43’49’’E. Primary evergreen broad-leaved lowland forest on very steep rocky stream slope composed with stratified shale at elev. 400-450 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb on steep shady rocky slope. Flowers black-violet to black. Locally very common. HAL 11041 9 Apr. 2007. Photo. Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, A.Averyanova, N.D.Phuong, L.V.Hung. d-EXSICCATES OF VIETNAMESE FLORA 0107/HAL 11041 (HN, LE) © Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Phan Ke Loc

Cult. in horto bot. IMP. Petropol. 1836

Aspidistra lurida Ker Gawl.⁣

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Aspidistra sp. S. Vietnam, Prov. Ninh Thuan, distr. Ninh Son, municipalite Phuoc. Binh, 37 km to NE from Dalat city. Closed primary broadleaved mt. forest on E macroslope of Gia Rinh mt. ridge at 1300-1400 m alt. (N 12° 06', E 108° 43'). Terrestrial and epilite herb up to 0.3 m hg. Common. No VH 3542  02.04.1997. International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic. Society (grant No 5803-96). . Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.Q. Binh, P.K. Loc

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Convallariaceae. Aspidistra bogneri Tillich. Thanh Hoa Prov., Thuong Xuan Distr., Van Xuan Municipality, Hang Cao village, Xuan Lien Natural Reserve. Remnants of primary and secondary broad-leaved evergreen forest on highly eroded rocky limestone hills at elevation 100-200 m a.s.l. around point 19°50'47.2"N 105°14'42.7"E. Terrestrial herb on shady, very steep rocky slope. Flowers purple-brown, stigma white. Not common. 8 November 2013 CPC 6930. Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, N.D.Thang, L.D.Qui

5193 Tupistra nutans Wall.

FLORA OF VIETNAM. Convallariaceae. Aspidistra coccigera Aver. et Tillich. Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa municipality, environs of Mo O O O village, around point 17°39'11.6"N 105°54'53"E. Primary broad-leaved closed forest on very steep rocky slope of remnant mountain composed with highly eroded solid crystalline limestone at elevation 400-500 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb on rocky slope. Tepals dark-violet, stigma brightly red. Common. CPC 3659 24 July 2011. Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Vinh.

Tupistra squalida Ker Gawl.⁣

FLORA OF LAOS Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp.nov. (A. biflora aff.) Vientiane prov., Kasi distr., between San and Tham Tai villages, around point 19°17'47.9''N 102°08'58.9''E. Secondary broad-leaved evergreen dry forest on very steep rocky mountain slopes composed by solid marble like highly eroded limestone at elev. 900-1000 m a.s.l. Terrestrial creeping herb in shady rocky slope. Common. LA-VN 1657 25 March 2017 Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, C.Q.Ngan, T.Maisak, Khamla Inkhavilay, Hongthong Southyvohanh, Pinmany Sisavath, Chanthala Cheuaysamphanh.

FLORA OF LAOS Convallariaceae Aspidistra sp. Vientiane Prov., Vang Vieng Distr., Nathong village, about 5 km to the W of Vang Vieng town, Tham Kang Mt., around point 18°55’51.4”N 102°23’50.6”E. Dry broad-leaved primary and secondary evergreen forest on very steep rocky slopes and on vertical cliffs of remnant highly eroded rocky limestone mountains composed by solid crystalline limestone at elevation 300-400 m. Terrestrial herb on shady slope. Leaves dark green, sometimes with unclear whitish longitudinal broad stripes. Fruit globular, 1-2 cm in diam., rugose, dirty black-purple. Locally very common. LA-VN 410 14 March 2013 Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, P.V.The, S.Lorphengsy