Plants of Dong Chau - Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve (DCKNTNR)

Convallariaceae

Aspidistra phongdiensis D.Dien, T.A.Le & Vislobokov

Quang Binh Province, Le Thuy District, Kim Thuy Municipality. Secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest with bamboo on very steep river slopes composed by shaly limestone at elevation about 60–100 m a.s.l. around point 17º4’29’’N 106º43’5’’E.

Terrestrial rhizomatous herb with many stilt roots and erect leaves to 0.7 m long with elliptic leaf blade. Flowers obovoid to obconoid? From pale olive greenish to dull pink, fruits light brownish, covered by many small with bark-like particles. Locally common.

19 November 2024, Nguyen Huu Cuong, Phan Thanh Quyet, Duong Van Nam, L. Averyanov, T. Maisak, AL3663.