VIETNAM

ORCHIDACEAE

Eria Calcarea U.N.Long & Aver.

Ha Giang, Vi Xuyen District; Minh Tan Municipality Ban Ngay Village. Collection on E facing ridge above river; on exposed limestone rocks; collections in disturbed agricultural land leading into primary forest with some deforestation of Burretiodendron (Tiliaceae) trees. 23°00'09"N 104°55'21"E 225 - 621 m 23°00'37"N 104°54'46"E

Occasional, epiphytic, on tall tree. Young inflorescence with thick grey-brown tomentum; fruit light green to tinged in red; nectar spur red-purple.

17 February 2001

D.K. Harder, P.K. Loc, N.T. Hiep, G.E. Schatz & S. Bodine 6478

Supported by National Science Foundation and National Geographic Society

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)