FLORA OF LAOS

Hin Nam No Nature Protected Area

Orchidaceae

Bulbophyllum lilacinum Ridl.

Laos, Khammoune prov., Boualapha distr., Nong Seng village, Chanh Daeng mountain, around point 17°31'11.1"N, 105°46'41.4"E. Primary dry evergreen and semideciduous broad-leaved forest on very steep rocky slope near karstic hill top composed with solid, marble-like highly eroded limestone at 400-600 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on tall trees near mountain top. Locally very common.

11 May 2018, L. Averyanov, Khang Sinh Nguyen, T. Maisak, Littideth Xaiyavongsa, Siphanom Keovankham, AL 974.5.

Herbarium specimen and photos prepared in 26.10.2020, flowers almost white with yellow-green ting and brown markings, lop white or yellowish with pale purple keels, L. Averyanov & T. Maisak, AL 974.5.1