Ha Giang Prov., Quan Ba Distr., Can Ty Commune, Sin Suoi Ho Village, around point 23.09566ºN 105.02142ºE. Very steep mountain slopes composed of solid highly eroded karstic limestone at elevation 800–1000 m a.s.l. Remnants of primary evergreen broad-leaved and coniferous (with Calocedrus rupestris and Xanthocyparis vietnamensis) humid forest. Terrestrial rhizomatous herb in shady place among rocks. Leaves rigid, velvety dark green with unclear yellowish spots, pale green below. Flowers almost entirely black, stigma at apex yellow, below black. Not common. 11 October 2019, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Sinh Khang, T. Maisak, VR 1548 (holotype – LE 01067134, isotype – HN).
Coordinates (geographic position):23° 5′ 44.38″ N, 105° 1′ 17.11″ E ±1000 mComment:
From most close Aspidistra clausa var. latifolia and A. zhangii new species differs in velvetyleaves, almost black perianth lobes, 1–3 filaments fused with stile andstrongly oblique pistil with light yellowish transversely elliptic or circularunlobed stigma.
Record creation: 2019-12-31, Leonid Averyanov, PhotoScan D1Citation: Specimen LE 01067134 // Virtual herbarium of Komarov Botanical Institute RAS — http://re.herbariumle.ru/01067134