FLORA OF VIETNAM

Bulbophyllum sp. nov. (“metallica”)

Ha Giang prov., Quan Ba distr., Tung Vai commune, Thang village, around point 23°03T3.4"N 104°5'48.8"Е, at elevation 1050-1150 m a.s.l., steep slopes of stream valley composed with eroded stratified highly eroded limestone. Primary evergreen broad-leaved very humid forest. Creeping epiphyte on tall mossy tree. Leaves dark green, metallic shining, below with dirty purple-violet median vein. Very rare.

21 April 2018, L. Averyanov, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Nguyen Tien Hiep, Nguyen Quang Hieu, Chuong Quang Ngan, T. Maisak, VR 542/2.