Ha Giang Prov., Quan Ba Distr., Can Ty Commune, Sin Suoi Ho Village, around point 23.09566°N 105.02142°E. Very steep mountain slopes composed of solid highly eroded karstic limestone at elevation 800–1000 m a.s.l. Remnants of primary evergreen broad-leaved and coniferous (with Calocedrus rupestris and Xanthocyparis vietnamensis) humid forest. Terrestrial rhizomatous herb in shady place among rocks. Leaves rigid, velvety dark green with unclear yellowish spots, pale green below. Flowers almost entirely black, stigma at apex yellow, below black. Not common. 11 October 2019, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Sinh Khang, T. Maisak, VR 1548 (holotype – LE01067134, isotype – HN, LE01070150 – photo). From most close Aspidistra clausa var. latifolia and A. zhangii new species differs in velvety leaves, almost black perianth lobes, 1–3 filaments fused with stile and strongly oblique pistil with light yellowish transversely elliptic or circular unlobed stigma.