FLORA OF VIETNAM

Araceae

Amorphophallus sp.

S. Vietnam, Dak Lac Prov., Buon Don Distr. (approximately 12ш53'N, 107ш48'E). Open dry semideciduous Dipterocarp forest at elev. 100-150 m. Ephemeroid herb with conical tuber. Male flowers white, female flowers light orange, spathe light green. Leaf petiole green-brown-purple tesselated. Flowers odorless. Locally common.

No VH 5821 30.04.2000

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic

Society (grant No 6383-98)

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Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.Q.Hieu, P.H.Hoang, D.X.Du, N.T.Vinh