FLORA OF VIETNAM

Oberonia ensiformis (J.E.Smith) Lindl.

N. Vietnam, Prov. Cao Bang, distr. Tra Linh, municipalite Quoc Toan,
vicinity of Thang Heng and Lung Tao villages near Thang Heng lake.
Closed evergreen broadleaved primary forest on steep slopes and bluffs
of limestone ridges and mesas at 650 m alt.
Epilitic herb on open vertical limestone bluffs. Not common.
VH 4955 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