Commelinaceae

Commelina sp. s.l.

Bac Kan Province, Ba Be District, Ba Be National Park. Primary and old secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep rocky slopes composed by white crystalline marble-like highly eroded limestone around point 22º27’26’’N 105º36’12’E at elev. of 600-800 m a.s.l. Erect lithophytic herb with erect stems to 3 m long, branching and creeping in apical part in shady rocks along ridge edge. Not ripe fruits glossy green. Not common.

30 October 2023, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Chu Ngoc Quan, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Van Ly, T. Maisak, AL2395.

All photos © - L. Averyanov