FLORA OF VIETNAM

Convallariaceae

Aspidistra bifolia Aver., Tillich et K.S.Nguyen Epitype

Son La Prov., Moc Chau Distr., Chieng Son comm., about 1 km to NE from Chieng Son Village, around point 20°46’02.0N 104°37’03.1E.

Remnants of primary broad-leaved evergreen forest on tops of hills composed with karstic highly eroded yellow-white limestone at elevation 1150-1250 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb with long underground rhizome in shady rocky place. Flowers white with fine purple marks. Fruits white later dirty purple-brownish wit green tint. Locally very common.

27 September 2016 CPC 8057

Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, C.Q.Ngan, T.V.Maisak, N.T.Son.

Herbarium prepared in 16.02.2020. Flowers: perianth tube outside white speckled with purple, inside dark dirty-violet with white base, stamens and anthers white, pollen white, pistil white finely speckled with purple, stigma dark dirty purple-violet with white irregular spots. L. Averyanov. CPC 8057.1.