FLORA OF VIETNAM

Plants of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park

Fam. Orchidaceae

Bulbophyllum insulsum (Gagnep.) Seidenf. ?

Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov., Minh Hoa Distr., Thuong Hoa Municipality, about 1-1.5 km to SW of Ban On village (17°40'21"N, 105°58'00E). Ca Xach mountain (17°39'20"N, 105°57'42"E). Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved gnarled stunted forest along rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like highly eroded crystalline limestone at elevation 600-800 m a.s.l. Creeping epiphyte (Phyllanthus sp., Nageia fleuryi, Pistacia cucphuongensis, Memecylon sp., Alstonia guangxiensis, Garcinia sp., Quercus sp.)in deep shade. Rare. No HAL 5963 20 January 2005.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, A.Averyanova, N.T.Vinh, N.Q.Vinh, N.T.Binh.