FLORA OF LAOS Convallariaceae Aspidistra laotica A Aver. et Tillich Type Vientiane Prov., Vang Vieng Distr., Nam Pe village, about 12 km to the W of Vang Vieng town, around point 18°58’41.0”N 102°18’54.1”E. Dry broad-leaved primary and secondary evergreen and semideciduous forest on very steep rocky slopes and on vertical cliffs of remnant highly eroded rocky limestone mountains composed by solid crystalline limestone at elevation 500-1000 m. Terrestrial herb in shady rocky place. Leaves dark uniform green. Flower buds yellowish-white, purple stripped. Fruits globular, 1 cm in diam., dirty purple, rugose. Very common at 300-500 m. LA-VN 554 18 March 2013 Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, K.Chantthavongsa, N.S.Khang, P.V.The, S.Lorphengsy Flowered under cultivation at June 2013. Tube white; free parts of tepals black; anthers dull yellowish, stigma dark brown, style white; ovary and pedicel light greenish. d-EXSICCATES OF VIETNAMESE FLORA 0216/CPC 556 & 556a (LE) © L.Averyanov