FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Fam. Orchidaceae

Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Dietrich

Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Bo Trach Distr., Tan Trach Municipality, vicinities of A Rem village (17º23'22''N, 106º12'47''E).

Slightly logged primary closed evergreen coniferous forest (with Calocedrus rupestris) on steep slopes and tops of rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like highly eroded stratified crystalline limestone at elevation about 800-900 m a.s.l.

Terrestrial and lithophytic creeping herb. Leaves uniform green. Not common.

No HAL 6057 24 January 2005. Photo.

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