FLORA OF VIETNAM NEW

Fam. Orchidaceae

Dendrobium sp.nov.? (sect. Breviflores?)

Vietnam, Son La Prov., Moc Chau Distr. at elev. about 800-1000 m a.s.l. Broad-leaved evergreen submontane forest on slopes of remnant mountains composed with solid highly eroded crystalline limestone. Epiphyte. Flowers odorless or with very light sweet fragrance. Sepals and petals white at the base, purple-violet at apical part; lip white at the base, light green at middle, with deep brown spot on the disc, purple-violet at apical half; column white, deep glossy brown at the base; anther and operculum white; menthum and ovary white. Rare.

No HAL 6386 23 February 2005. Photo (flowered in Hanoi).

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc.

d-EXSICCATES OF VIETNAMESE FLORA 0021/HAL6386 (HN, LE)

© Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Phan Ke Loc

All drawings © - L. Averyanov