FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Fam. Orchidaceae

Eria gagnepainii Hawkes & Heller

Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Bo Trach Distr., Hung Trach Municipality, Khe Me locality, around point 17º27'51''N, 106º22'46''E at elev. 900-1000 m a.s.l. Slightly logged primary closed broad-leaved evergreen forest on slopes of mountains composed with shale and sandstone. Epiphyte (Hopea mollissima, Schima wallichii, Diplopanax vietnamensis, Choerospondias axillaris, Podocarpus neriifolius, Dacrycarpus imbricatus, Engelhardia roxburghiana). Flowers dull greenish, sepals outside with dirty purple-brown marks. Common.

No HAL 6216 29 January 2005. Photo.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh, N.Q.Vinh, N.T.Binh.

All photos © - L. Averyanov