Convallariaceae

Aspidistra danii Aver. & V.C.Nguyen, sp. nov. (“sphaerica”)

The border of Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa Provinces, Khanh Le Pass (Hon Giao Pass) area, primary humid evergreen broad-leaved cloud forest on granite and gneiss at elevation 1750-1850 m a.s.l. Terrestrial clustering herb on rocky very wet waterfall slope. Old flowers spherical with small lobed opening. Locally common. 19 April 2026, Truong Quang Cuong, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Van Canh, T. Maisak, AL3857.