Orchidaceae Juss.

Anoectochilus setaceus Blume.

S. Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Dak Gley, about 10-12 km to the SE of Dak Gley town (4-6 km to the E of Dak Tung village). Primary evergreen mountain forest at 1200-1300 m alt. Terrestrial herb. Leaves velvetly black with central and margin. pink strips above, uniform pink below. Flowers: sepals light pinkish-brown, petals and lip white. Rare. No VH 2278 06.12.1995. International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93). Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev