Plants of Dong Chau - Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve (DCKNTNR)

Convallariaceae

Aspidistra letreae Aver., Tillich & Le Tuan Anh

Quang Binh Province, Le Thuy District, Kim Thuy Municipality. Secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest with bamboo on very steep river slopes composed by shaly limestone at elevation about 150 m a.s.l. around point 17º4’29’’N 106º43’5’’E. Terrestrial suberect herb with many stilt roots with old flowers about 4 cm across and pinkish globular fruits on rocky slope and hilltops. Locally very common.

22 November 2024, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Phan Thanh Quyet, Duong Van Nam, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, DCKNTNR125 (AL3697).