FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallariaceae Aspidistra semiaperta Aver. et Tillich Type
Hoa Binh Prov., Lac Son Distr., Tu Do Municipality, Mon village, around point 20°25′29”N 105°19′36”E.
Primary broadleaved forest on steep rocky slopes of remnant mountain composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elevation about 500-700 m a.s.l.
Fl. under cultivation at November 2013. Perianth dark dirty violet to almost black, stigma white with violet markings, filaments white, anthers and pollen rich yellowish. Photos by P.Efimov.