FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP

Orchidaceae

Rhynchostylis giganthea (Lindl.) Ridl.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, near Ta Not canal, around point 11°38’19”N 105°51’36”E. Dry Dipterocarp woodlands and wet grasslands on thin ferralite soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l. Epiphytic erect shrub ti 0.6 m tall on old Dipterocarp tree. Tepals white with small purple marks, lip purple-violet. Very rare.

HLF 7607 23 December 2008 Photo

Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.

Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

d-EXSICCATES OF VIETNAMESE FLORA 0144/HLF 7607 (HN, LE)

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

All photos © - L. Averyanov