FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallriaceae Aspidistra elatior Blume var. vietnamensis Aver. et H.-J. Tillich var. nov. Type Quang Nam Prov., Dong Giang Distr., Ma Cooih Municipality around point 15°58’11”N 107°40’15”E. Remnants of primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forests on very steep slopes of hill composed with solid highly eroded limestone at elevation 450-500 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb on steep shady slope. Leaves with numerous small yellow spots. Locally very common. HAL 12116a 9 January 2009 Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh Flowered under cultivation at 10 July 2011. Flowers odorless, dark dirty purple, tepal apices dull whitish. Photos. L.Averyanov, HAL 12116. Type.