FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP

Orchidaceae

Malleola seidenfadenii Christenson

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, around Da Ha FP Station, point 11°35’14”N 105°53’18”E. Dry evergreen closed primary shady Dipterocarp forest on thin soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l. Epiphyte in shady places. Locally common.

HLF 7451 19 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, dull yellowish, sepals and petals with 2 irregular brownish-purple stripes, lip side lobes with few small brownish – purple marks, column white, pollinia brightly yellow. Photos.