FLORA OF LAOS
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia sp. (Cathimbium sp.)

Xiangkhouang Prov., Peak Distr., Oran village, around point 19°38′53”N 103°23′12”E.

Primary and secondary broad-leaved evergreen dry forest on shale sandstone slopes and along ridge edge at elev. about 1750-1850 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb 1.5-2 m tall in shady, humid place. Flowers white with pink tint, lip inside dark purple-red. Common.

LA-VN 881 2 April 2015
Coll.: N.T.Hiep, L.Averyanov, N.S.Khang, N.Q.Hieu, T.Maisak, Pheng Phengsintham.