FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium leonis (Lindl.)Rchb.f.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, around point 11°37’43”N 105°52’26”E. Slightly logged primary closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forest with the dominance of species of Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarpus dyeri, D. costatus, D. alatus, D. obtusifolius, Shorea sp.) mixed with Lagerstroemia calyculata, Irvingia malayana, Anogeissus acuminata, Sindora siamensis, Pterospermum sp., on thin soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l. Epiphyte in canopies of tall old trees. Locally common.

HLF 7684 26 December 2008 Photo

Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.

Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.