Fam. Araceae

Amorphophallus sp.

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Nam Dong Distr., Huong Son Municipality, around point 16°10'22''N, 107°36'24''E. Fractionally logged primary closed broad-leaved evergreen lowland forest along La Ma River on very steep hill slopes composed with clayey shale and sandstone at elevation about 300 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb with inflorescence up to 0.5 m tall on shady rocky stream slope. Spathe olive green with white spots, inflorescence stalk green. Tuber spherical about 6 cm in diam. Rare.

No HAL 7012 28 March 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh.

All photos © L. Averyanov