FLORA OF VIETNAM
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia sp.

Quang Binh Prov., Le Thuy Distr., Kim Thuy municipality, Ho village, around point 16°57′48”N 106°35′34”E.

Highly destroyed primary broadleaved evergreen forest on shale on very steep slopes and along mountain ridge at elev. about 800 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial herb to 1.5 m tall in shady place. Flowers white, lateral tepals red at the base, median tepal white with 2 red stripes. Not common.

CPC 2799 5 May 2011 Photos.
Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.Q.Hieu, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.