Zingiberaceae

Alpinia oblongifolia Hayata

Quang Ninh Province, Van Don District, Van Yen Commune, Bai Tu Long National Park, Cai Lim protection sector|, around point 21º06’30’’N 107º34’42’’E. Young secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest with bamboo on steep sandstone slope at elevation about 50 m a.s.l. along forest trail. Terrestrial herb to 1 m tall in rather open place. Flowers white, median tepal with 2 red stripes. Locally common.

16 May 2025, Cuong Huu Nguyen, Ha Van Dang, Ly Van Nguyen, Nam Van Duong, Tuan Thanh Tran, Hai Xuan Cao, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, AL4312 (NHC113).