FLORA OF VIETNAM
Convallariaceae
Aspidistra anomala Aver. et Tillich Type

Hoa Binh Prov., Lac Son Distr., Ngoc Son Municipality, Khu village, around point 20°26′31”N 105°19′32”E.

Primary broadleaved forest on steep rocky slopes of remnant mountain composed with solid crystalline highly eroded limestone at elevation about 550-650 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb on shady rocky slope. Flowers white, fruits dark green. Locally abundant.

CPC 1605 27 March 2011
Coll.: N.Q.Hieu, L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh, T.B.Ngan, N.Tap, D.D.Dao, V.T.Ha, T.Maisak, L.Osnovetz

Flowered in cult. in 26 May – 10 June 2015. Flowers white, in morning sweet fragrant, later with rather unpleasant mushroom odor, anthers and stigma yellow. Photos. L.Averyanov.