Orchidaceae

Plocoglottis bokorensis (Gagnep.) Seidenf.⁣

S.Vietnam, Prov. Khanh Hoa, Distr. Khanh Le, about 8 km from Khanh Le village to the W along Lieng Ly river at elev. 700-850 m a.s.l. Open primary evergreen mountain forest on river side granite slopes above waterfall. Terrestrial herb in shady place. Occasional.

No VH 2483a 15.12.1995

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)

Coll.: L.Averyanov, N.T.Hiep.

Flowered and collected 10 September 2001.

Flowers odorless; sepals and lateral petals yellow with irregular red purple marks; lip light lemon-yellow with small purple marks at the base; column dull yellow, white toward the base, with longitudinal short purple stripe on each side of stigma, dull red-purple marked on dorsal surface; anther cup and stigma dull yellow; pollinia yellow; ovary green with indistinct pale brownish marks; flower bract green.

L.Averyanov 10 Sept. 2001

All photos © - L. Averyanov