FLORA OF VIETNAM

Fam. Orchidaceae

Paphiopedilum x aspersum Aver.

(P. barbigerum T.Tang et F.T.Wang var. lockianum Aver. x P. henryanum Braem).

Collected in the wild: N. Vietnam, Son La Prov., Moc Chau Distr., Dong Sang Municipality, village Ba Phach, 20ø49'N, 104ø39'E, 1000-1100 m a.s.l., south-east slope of limestone mountains, vertical bluffs near top. Scattered or clustered in small groups in heavily logged evergreen tropical seasonal broad-leaved submontane forest, lightly shaded vertical cliffs, grows in cracks or narrow shelves. Trees are Acer sp., Lithocarpus spp., Quercus spp., Polyalthia sp., Pistacia weinmannifolia, Schefflera pes-avis, Phyllanthus spp., Quercus spp., one species of Sapotaceae, etc. Ferns are Cyrtomium hemionitis, C. pachyphyllum, Polystichum sp., Pteris deltodon. Some Begonia spp., Carex phankei, Urticaceae, etc. Very rare.

Cultivated at Hanoi, Tuan Anh nursery.

4 Sept 2001. Photo Phan Ke Loc, P-9895.

All photos © - Phan Ke Loc