Zingiberaceae

Ammomum sp.?

Lai Chau Province, Muong Te District, Mu Ca Commune. Highly degraded secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest with bamboo along rocky river on stratified shale and limestone at elevation of about 500 m a.s.l. around point 22º24’42’’N 102º24’35’’E. Terrestrial erect herb to 2.5 m tall on very steep shady rocky river slope. Flowers white, median tepal with red center and yellow apex. Occasional.

25 April 2026, Nguyen Tuan Duong, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Nguyen Tuan Cuong, Nguyen Tien Hiep, Nguyen Huu Cuong, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, АL5000.