Orchidaceae

Aspidistra congestiflora Aver., Vislobokov & Nuraliev sp.nov.

Vientiane prov., Vang Vieng Distr., Oa Hom Village, around point 19°05'57.0''N 102°23'19.9''E. Secondary broad-leaved evergreen and semideciduous dry forest with on very steep rocky mountain slopes composed by solid marble like highly eroded limestone at elev. 650-750 m a.s.l. Terrestrial clustering herb with very short rhizomes on shady slope. Not rare.

LA-VN 1554/5 22 March 2017

Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, C.Q.Ngan, T.Maisak, Khamla Inkhavilay, Hongthong Southyvohanh, Pinmany Sisavath, Chanthala Cheuaysamphanh.

Flowered in cultivation on 28 March 2025, flowers violet, L. Averyanov, LA-VN1554.5.