Nguyen Sinh Khang, Hoang Thanh Son, Nguyen Trung Thanh

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Abstract

This study presents the morphological characteristics, colour illustration, biological information, ecology and distribution of Aspidistra papillata G.Z. Li, formerly considered as an endemic species to China, but recently discovered and recorded for the Flora of Vietnam, to identify new aspects of this species.
Keywords: Aspidistra, Nolinoideae, Convallariaceae, plant taxonomy, Lang Son.

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