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

Convallariaceae

Aspidistra carnosa Tillich?

Quang Binh Province, Le Thuy District, Kim Thuy Municipality. Secondary and primary fractionally logged evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep hill slopes composed by gray and yellow solid marble-like limestone at elevation about 200–250 m a.s.l. around point 16º59.5 N 106º38.2 E. Creeping terrestrial herb with thick densely leaved rhizome and erect narrowly lanceolate leaves to 1.2 m tall in steep shady rocky slope along stream. Rare.

09 November 2024, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Nguyen Van Ly, Phan Thanh Quyet, Duong Van Nam, Le Thi Phuong Thao, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, AL3628.