S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 7-8 km to the S of Dak Gley town on Dak Poko river near Dak Tung village. Secondary dry evergreen forest with bamboo domination at 650-700 m alt.
Ephemeroid herb with tuber about 0.3 x 0.2 m and 5-6 kg. Inflorescence up to 2 m high, dark violet. Spathe inside dark violet (nearly black) with yellowish-green spots. Rare.
VH 2240 03.12.1995
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)
Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev