FLORA OF VIETNAM Fam. Liliaceae s.l. (Convallariaceae) Disporum sp. N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Cho Don Distr., Ban Thi Municipality, village Phia Khao, around point 22°15'35"N, 105°31'17"E at elevation 800-900 m a.s.l. Remnants of primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet forest on very steep slopes and cliffs of rocky ridges and mesae composed with solid marble-like stratified limestone. Terrestrial and lithophytic herb up to 1 m tall. Flowers light yellow-green, anthers yellow. Not rare. No HAL 4643 19 May 2004 Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.

N. Tanaka note: Characterizedby the pedunculate inflorescences of a few flowers from leaf axils (inflorescencesnot confined to stem apices). This species has been recorded only from China.Flora of China treats D. pedunculatumas a synonym of D. calcaratum, butthese are quite different species. D.pedunculatum was described on the basis of specimens in fruit, and thus itsflowers need to be described.