FLORA OF VIETNAM

Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl.

N. Vietnam, Prov. Cao Bang, distr. Tra Linh, municipalite Quoc Toan,
vicinity of Thang Heng and Lung Tao villages near Thang Heng lake.
Remnant closed evergreen primary broadleaved forest in foothills of
limestone ridges and mesas near karst lake at 500 m alt.
Chlorophyll less yellowish-white saprophyte on shadow rocky wet lake
slopes. Flowers pure yellowish-white. Rare.
VH 4861 25-27.05.1997
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5803-96)

Collectors: L. Averyanov, N.T. Hiep