Fam. Orchidaceae

Dendrobium amabile (Lour.) O’Brien

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., Nam Dong Distr., Huong Son Municipality, around point 16°10'22''N, 107°36'24''E. Fractionally logged primary closed broad-leaved evergreen lowland forest along La Ma River on very steep hill slopes composed with clayey shale and sandstone at elevation about 300 m a.s.l. Epiphyte on mossy tall trees along rocky stream valley. Flowers odorless, tepals white with light violet tint, lip bright yellow with white or very light violet apex. Occasional.

No HAL 7090 30 March 2005. Photo.

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