FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Convallariaceae Polygonatum kingianum Coll. et Hemsl. ? N. Vietnam, prov. Lai Chau, distr. Sin Ho, municipality Ta Ngau about 30 km of Lai Chau town to the N (N 22°18' E 103°15'). Secondary open wet mossy evergreen broadleaved forest with remnants of primary elements on rocky steep slope of remnant karst limestone ridge at elev. about 1650 m. Terrestrial forb up to 3 m hg on shady steep rocky slope. Flowers dull pink-purple with green tips of tepals. Rare. No NTH 2774 25 May 1999 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98) Collectors: N.T.Hiep, P.H.Hoang, Averyanov L.