Asparagaceae

Aspidistra superba Tillich

Hoa Binh Province, Lac Thuy District, Phu Thanh Commune, Tan Lam Village, secondary evergreen broad-leaved forests or dense scrubs on limestone mountains, at 150-250 m above sea level. Perennial rhizomatous herbs on soils or crevies rock of base and steep slopes of limestone mountains, flowers greenish or dull white speckled with purple dots and patches abaxially, apical lobes yellow on upper surface, perigone tubes purple to dark purple adaxial, adaxial surface of stigma white or cream white with decorated by radiately verrucose purple lines from middle to the margin, center with 2-4 heart or quinquangular shapes, locally common.

April 4, 2019, Nguyen Sinh Khang, NSK 1218.