Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP

Orchidaceae

Agrostophyllum planicaule (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, around point 11°38’18”N 105°56’36”E. Evergreen shady primary and secondary forest on thin ferralite soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on old tall tree in shady place. Rare. HLF 7748 28 December 2008

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

Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

Flowered under cultivation in October – November 2009. Flowers odorless, pure white. Photos.