ORCHIDACEAE

Pholidota chinensis Lindl.

det. L. Averyanov (LE), 2002

Cao Bang, Tra Tinh District; Quoc Toan Municipality; Trang Hen (Lakes District). Collections on a single hill in degraded forest on lower slopes above cultivations in rocky slopes below "bamboo zone" and on rocky outcrops at summit. 22°45'15"N 106°17'54"E 825 m 22°45'20"N 106°17'50"E Occasional; yet locally abundant; here and there; pseudo-bulbs persistent,

deeper green than leaves; inflorescence stalk light white; bract brown; patch almost all white becoming brown.

7 April 1998

D.K. Harder, P.K. Loc & T.T. Tai (FIPI)

DKH 4342