FLORA OF VIETNAM
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia sp.

Vietnam, Lang Son Prov., Bac Son Distr., Tan Tri Municipality, around Na Mau village, Khau Kieng ridge composed with shale.

Deeply degraded remnants of primary and secondary broadleaved evergreen wet forest with bamboo at elevation 800-1100 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb 1.2-1.5 m tall on rocky shady slope. Flowers whitish. Fruits brightly red. Locally very common, particularly along tops of ridge.

HAL 6778 15 March 2005.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.V.The, A.Averyanova.