FLORA OF VIETNAM Araceae Amorphophallus campanulatus
N. Vietnam, prov. Quang Ninh, distr. Hon Gai, Halong bay, Dan Go island. Secondary broadleaved evergreen forest on steep limestone slopes and vertical bluffs on elevations 0-100 m above s.l. Terrestrial and lithophyte forb on rocky cliff. Petiole tessellated with light green/whitish, strong warted. Spathe brown-violet with yellow at the middle inside, tessellated with white/greenish spots at the base outside. Apex of axis deep brownish-violet, female flowers dirty yellow, male flowers deep brown. Flowers with strong specific (not rather unpleasant) smell. Tuber of flower size plant about 20 cm in diam., subspherical, slightly compressed from poles. Very common, but rare in flowers. Very common.
NTH 2593 12 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)