FLORA OF VIETNAM Convallariaceae Aspidistra clausa Vislobokov var. latifolia Aver. & Tillich
Thanh Hoa Prov., Thuong Xuan Distr., Van Xuan Municipality, Quan village, Xuan Lien Natural Reserve.
Secondary broad-leaved evergreen forest on sandstone hills at elevation 300-500 m a.s.l. around point 19°51′27.0″N 105°12′46.0″E.
Terrestrial herb with thick creeping underground rhizome on very steep shady slope. Leaves dark green. Not common. Sterile.
7 November 2013 CPC 6841a Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep, N.S.Khang, N.D.Thang, L.D.Qui Living sample only
Flowered in cultivation in October 2015. Tepals and tube outside dull pale yellowish finely speckled with brown-purple, perianth tube inside dark brown-purple; stamens and pollen light yellowish to almost white; style dark purple-brown, stigma below dark purple-brown, above white, finely dark purple marked. Photos. L.Averyanov.