Fam. Orchidaceae

Apostasia nipponica Masamune

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., A Luoi Distr., A Roang Municipality, Tra Lenh Forestry Department station, around point 16°04'38''N, 107°29'10''E. Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep mountain slopes composed with shale and granite at elevation 700-800 m a.s.l. Terrestrial herb 5-10 cm tall. Flowers yellow. Rare.

No HAL 7175 20 April 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, J.Regalado, T.V.Thao, N.T.Vinh.