FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Orchidaceae
Cleisomeria lanatum (Lindl.) Lindl.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, around point 11°37′38”N 105°52′45”E. Evergreen shady primary and secondary forest on thin ferralite soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on old tall tree in shady place along stream. Very rare.
HLF 7745 28 December 2008
Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.

Flowered under cultivation in September-October 2009. Flowers odorless; sepals dark chestnut-brown; petals yellow, with three orange-red stripes; lip yellow with white apex, lip horns with purple-violet apex; column yellow; operculum white; floral bracts light green, later yellowish to yellow; inflorescence axis green, hairiness white. Photos.