FLORA OF VIETNAM
Commelinaceae
Streptolyrion volubile

Lai Chau Prov., Tam Duong Distr., Ho Thau Community, Ho Thau village, around point 22°22′31″N 103°35′15″E.

Secondary and primary evergreen closed forest on very steep mountain slopes composed with granite and quartzite at elevation from 1100 to 1900 m a.s.l.

Herbaceous vine 3-5 m long along rocky shady wet stream valley. Flowers white, anther yellow. Leaves with large irregular dirty purple-brown mark. Very common.

HAL 10158 29 Nov. 2006 Photo.
Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.