Piperaceae

Zippelia begoniifolia Blume

Thanh Hoa Province, Quan Hoa District, Nam Dong Community, Ban Lo Village, Ke Stream, the territory of Nam Dong National Reserve around point 22º25’46’’N 105º36’58’E. Secondary broad-leaved evergreen humid forest with tall bamboo and bananas on very steep alluvial slopes on sandstone mixed with solid, marble-like highly eroded limestone at elevation of 600–800 m a.s.l. Erect terrestrial herb to 0.5 m tall in shady wet place on alluvial soil between limestone hills. Flowers white. Locally very common.

03 May 2024, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Nguyen Van Ly, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, AL2976.