FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Nui Chua national park
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia sp. ?

S.Vietnam, Ninh Thuan Prov., Ninh Hai Distr., Vinh Hai Municipality,
NEE slopes on Nui Chua mountains to SW of point 11o43′52′'N
109o08′35′'E at elev. about 600-700 m a.s.l.

Primary evergreen closed dry forest on rocky mountain slopes composed
with granite.

Terrestrial herb up to 1 m tall in open wet place along stream.
Flowers: tepals white, central tepal yellow with red-brown center.
Common.

HLF 4172 27 March 2004.

Coll. J.Regalado, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, L.Averyanov, N.T.Vinh, P.V.Doan, T.T.An,
N.T.Hoi, T.V.Huong, N.V.Su, T.T.T.Trang, H.A.Tuan.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.